Exam 12: The Sections Go Their Own Ways

One negative byproduct of railroad construction in the mid-1900s was

Developed by John Deere, the first tool that helped to ease the labor shortage in the Mississippi Valley was the

Clipper ships designed by Donald McKay were popular because they

In the 1840s, American shipbuilders lost the advantages they had held in construction since colonial times because of the

Between the mid-1840s and the mid-1850s, the American economy

An economic cause of increasing sectional conflict on the eve of the Civil War was the decreasing importance of the

The most significant effect of rapid industrialization on American life was how it changed the character of the workforce.

According to the text, the major paradox of American society before the Civil War was that most Americans continued to

In Commonwealth v. Hunt, Massachusetts courts first established the legality of

Explain how economic and social forces drove the North and South apart in the early nineteenth century.

Which of the following statements about slavery as an economic institution in the 1840s and 1850s is true?

Compared to other sections, the upper Mississippi Valley was relatively untouched by the Panic of 1857.

Which of the following statements about the "second great migration" of blacks is false?

By the 1850s the United States led the world in manufacturing

What was the effect of immigrant workers on the textile factory system in New England?

Most slaveowners discouraged Christianity among slaves because they feared it would encourage slave rebellions.

Describe the life of slaves on a "typical" southern plantation. Examine both the sociological and psychological aspects of slavery.

Summarize the economic, sociological, and psychological effects of slavery on southern white society.

The existence of what southern institution explains why the South had few cities and little industry?

Explain how industrialization revolutionized America's society and economy in the early nineteenth century. Analyze how well Americans coped with these changes.