Unit 4 Test Review

You should be able to answer the following questions:

Chapter 14

1. Why and How did the South maintain slavery during the antebellum era? 

  The south relied on slaves to maintain their cotton production for their cotton

2. What happened during the Nat Turner revolt? What were the effects? 

Nat Turner believed that it was his job by god to lead sleeves, and kill  slave owners. The effects were it made slaves' lives worse by passing harsher slave codes, and killed 200 blacks in the south making slavery worse, because nat turner gets captured and killed. 

3. How did the North play a small role in maintaining slavery?

They buy a huge chunk of the south's cotton, making the south more money.

4. What did slave codes do? 

They made the lives of slaves harder, and the lives of slave owners easier

Chapter 15

1. Where did the first Industrial Revolution start? Where did it start in the U.S and why? 

England is where the first revolution starts. It starts out in the north because of more job opportunities, more people, bigger cities, and natural resources.

2. How did the first Industrial Revolution fundamentally change the means of production (4 things)

1. The creation of interchangeable parts

2. Now things are being made in factories

3. New power sources - water, steam

4. Improvements in technologies and new inventions

3. Society went from man made goods to what? Why? 

 People went from handmade goods to machine-made goods because it was faster and cheaper.

4. Be able to explain the following inventions: Spinning Jenny, Cotton Gin, Steam Boat, Locomotive, Telegraph, Textiles, Factory System, Water Power, Steam Power, Canals 

Spinning Jenny: Made spinning thread faster.

Cotton Gin: Took seeds out of cotton quickly.

Steam Boat: Moved goods and people on water faster.

Locomotive: A train powered by steam.

Telegraph: Sent messages using Morse code.

Textiles: Cloth made in factories.

Factory System: Workers and machines together in one place.

Water Power: Used rivers to power machines.

Steam Power: Used steam engines instead of water.

Canals: Man-made rivers for boats to travel.

5. What is a Trade Union? Why did they form? What did they do? 

A group of people working together for better/safer working conditions

6.  Why did Irish and German Immigrants come to America? How were they treated? What happened in the long run? 

The Irish came because of the potato famine, and Germans came for jobs and freedom. They were treated badly at first, but later became part of American society.

Chapter 16

1. What was the abolitionist movement? **

A movement where they were fighting to end slavery

2. What was the women’s right movement? **

The movement where women were fighting for equal rights. They were fighting for the right to vote.

3. What happened at the Seneca Falls convention? What did they write? 

Elizabeth Cady Stanton led the convention, was the first big women’s rights meeting. They wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, asking for equality.

4. What was the National Woman Suffrage Association? 

The National Woman Suffrage Association fought for women's right to vote.

5. What was the Underground Railroad? 

The Underground Railroad was a secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.

6. What was the “North Star” (made by Frederick Douglas) 

The first anti-slavery newspaper, fighting against slavery

** = How are these two movements similar? What phrase/document do they use to fight for change? 

Similarities: Both movements used ideas from the Declaration of Independence to fight for rights and freedom.

You should be able to identify the following people and explain their significance:

• Nat Turner: Led a slave revolt in 1831.

• Eli Whitney: Invented the cotton gin, making slavery grow.

• Samuel Morse: Created the telegraph and Morse code.

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Helped start the women’s rights movement.

• Susan B. Anthony: Fought for women's right to vote.

• Sojourner Truth: A former enslaved woman who fought for abolition and women’s rights.

• Harriet Tubman: Helped many enslaved people escape on the Underground Railroad.

• Frederick Douglass: A former enslaved man who wrote and spoke against slavery.