1. UNIT 4

2. How did the cotton gin bring about a revolution in GA agriculture?  a.The cotton gin made slave labor a thing of the past.  b.The cotton gin made the production of cotton slow down.  c.The cotton gin made it possible to grow and process cotton far into the State’s interior.  d.All of the above are true about the cotton gin.

3.  The cotton gin made it possible to grow and process cotton far into the State’s interior.

4. Which of the following was NOT a reason for Georgia’s antebellum prosperity?  a.the growing of peanuts  b.the development of the railroads  c.the building of industries near the fall line  d.plantation system based on slave labor

5.  the growing of peanuts

6. Southern Baptist and Methodist churches broke away from their northern counterparts over the issue of  a.allowing blacks in the church.  b.religious doctrine.  c.slavery.  d.All of the above

7.  slavery.

8. The two factors that were the MOST responsible for Georgia’s growth were  a.railroad and education  b.steamboat and railroad  c.cotton and slavery  d.education and cotton

9.  cotton and slavery

10. Which of the following was NOT true of the North in the 1800’s?  a.rural  b.natural harbors  c.industrial

11.  rural

12. What compromise kept the balance of power between slave states and free states in the national government?  a.Missouri Compromise  b.Compromise of 1850  c.Georgia Platform  d.Nebraska Act

13.  Missouri Compromise

14. How did Georgia respond the Compromise of 1850?  a.Georgia refused to recognize the Compromise of 1850.  b.Georgia’s Governor called for a state convention to discuss the Compromise of 1850 & succession.  c.Georgia voters were given the power to vote on the Compromise of 1850.

15.  Georgia’s Governor called for a state convention to discuss the Compromise of 1850 & succession.

16. Which of the following describes the policy known as the “Georgia Platform”?  a.Georgia would offer a vote on slavery to the voters.  b.Georgia would succeed from the Union over the Compromise of 1850.  c.Georgia would abide by the Compromise of 1850 as long as the North did as well.  d.None of the above.

17.  Georgia would abide by the Compromise of 1850 as long as the North did as well.

18. Which of the following was NOT a factor that encouraged economic growth in Georgia?  a.Invention of the Cotton Gin  b.The canal system  c.The plantation system  d.The railroad system  e.Fall line industries

19.  The canal system

20. Which of the following was NOT true of the South in the 1800’s?  a.agricultural  b.warm climate and fertile top soil  c.plantation system based on slave labor  d.people were dependent on others for their needs

21.  people were dependent on others for their needs

22. Which of the following is NOT an example as to how the rail lines affected Georgia’s Piedmont region?  a.Using the rail lines extended cotton growth into the Piedmont.  b.Using the rail lines took away the need for factories.  c.Using the rail lines made transportation of cotton faster and more reliable.  d.Using the rail lines gave planters additional options for shipping cotton.

23.  Using the rail lines took away the need for factories.

24. What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott case?  a.Dred Scott was a slave and did not have the right to sue in federal court.  b.Congress could not place a ban on slavery in American Territories.  c.Both A & B are true.  d.None of the above is true.

25.  Both A & B are true.

26. The geography of Georgia’s Fall Line region attracted cotton planters because of the climate, soil, and how the area created favorable conditions for industry.

27.  True

28. As the production of cotton increased, the need for slaves decreased.

29.  False

30. For the North and South to have equal power in the national government, there had to be an equal number of free and slave states in Congress.

31.  True

32. The territory of Kansas was given the name of “Bleeding Kansas” after abolitionists and slave owners rushed to the area and fought each other for control.

33.  True

34. Popular Sovereignty

35.  Compromise of 1850

36. Maine admitted as a free state

37.  Missouri Compromise

38. California admitted as a free state

39.  Compromise of 1850

40. Free states required to return escaped slaves (Fugitive Slave Act)

41.  Compromise of 1850

42. No More slavery allowed north of latitude 36’ 30’

43.  Missouri Compromise

44. Believed the U.S. Constitution was a compact made by independent states who could withdraw voluntarily from the Union.

45.  South

46. Favored high tariffs to protect American Industries and make British goods more expensive.

47.  North

48. Wanted land in western territories distributed quickly and cheaply so it could be used as large scale agricultural plantations.

49.  South

50. Rejected the concept of nullification (picking and choosing what laws to follow), arguing that U.S. laws should be followed BY ALL STATES.

51.  North

52. Needed low tariffs in order to cheaply buy goods from other countries.

53.  South

54. Time period before the Civil War in the South

55.  Antebellum

56. Putting the interests of a region above the nation

57.  Sectionalism

58. The action of withdrawing from the Union

59.  Secession

60. People in a territory could vote on where their new state would be a slave or a free state.

61.  Popular Sovereignity