Chapter 7 Test Flashcards
What were two effects of the growth in textile machinery, development of interchangeable parts, and the investments of capitalists?
Two effects of textile machinery was the ability to make an amount of goods and it brought workers and machinery together in one place. Two effects of interchangeable parts was that they would save time and money. Also, because of the idea of interchangeable parts, inventors started making machines to mass produce interchangeable parts. So the second effect of these was that small workshops grew into factories. Two effects because of the investments of capitalists was that they invested capital into businesses and capitalists’ desire to make a profit brought about rapid industrialization which meant higher prices.
What major transformations took place as the United States underwent industrialization?
Women and children started working in mills, in poorer families, the wife would go to work but in wealthier families, the wife stayed home, and there was urbanization.
Which regions experienced the most substantial population growth during the Industrial Revolution, and what factors contributed to this surge?
Cities experienced the most substantial population growth and this was because people saw more job opportunities in factories rather than farms in rural areas.
What was the primary motivation that drove a significant number of German immigrants to venture westward shortly after settling in the United States?
Many immigrants were looking for good farmland and Germans had enough money to move west and there, farmland was better.
Why did industrial development in the South remain limited prior to the Civil War?
The industry in the South was only there to meet the needs of the agrarian society. Also, rich planters invested their money into farms instead of factories
What legal and societal barriers prevented enslaved individuals from filing charges against their enslavers?
In the South, laws were passed known as slave codes, and these prevented slaves from testifying in court, meeting in groups of three, owning guns, slaves couldn’t learn to read or write.
Who led the uprising in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831?
Nat Turner
What influential statement was taken out of the Declaration of Independence that could have influenced the generation prior to the civil war?
“All men are created equal.”
What core religious beliefs led Quakers and other religious leaders in the North to strongly condemn and actively oppose the institution of slavery?
Quakers had always taught that it was a sin for one human being to own another and they believed that everyone was equal in the sight of God.
What principles and movements formed the foundation of the earliest organized resistance to slavery?
First, states in the North started banning slavery and writing that “all men are born equal.” Then in 1807, slaves could not longer be brought into the United States and there was the American Colonization Society.
What was the primary factor that led to the South having 20 times more enslaved African Americans than the North by 1800?
The South was growing more and more dependent on slaves because of plantation agriculture rapidly expanding.
What were the main reasons most African Americans did not like the idea of re-colonization?
Nearly all the African Americans were born in the United States and they wanted to stay in their homeland.
How did Stephen Douglas’ interpretation of the phrase “all men are created equal” differ from Abraham Lincoln’s, particularly in terms of which groups they believed it applied to?
Abraham Lincoln believed that it applied to all men, no matter their skin color. Stephen Douglas believed that this phrase applied to white men only but that it should be extended to black men as well.
How did John Quincy Adams’ proposed anti-slavery amendment aim to bring about the end of slavery?
John Quincy Adams wanted to make a new constitutional amendment that all newborn children were free.
In what ways did Frederick Douglass resist the codes that upheld slavery?
Frederick Douglass learned how to read and write
What plan did radical abolitionists propose for the termination of slavery?
They wrote papers and spoke lectures about the wrongdoings of slavery.
What unique contribution did Theodore Weld bring to the abolitionist movement?
He brought the energy of a religious revival to anti slavery meetings.
What was Sarah Grimké’s reasoning for asserting that women had the right to actively combat slavery?
Sarah Grimkes said, “Whatsoever is morally right for a man to do, it is morally right for a woman to do.”
What was the Underground Railroad an example of, and what risks did individuals face in participating in it?
It was an example of civil disobedience and risks people took who participated were time in prison and sometimes even their lives. Also, people who were slaves before, risked being returned to slavery.
What was the main motivation behind the opposition to abolition by many business owners in the North?
Business owners in the North thought that African Americans would steal their jobs and work for lower wages.
What did many non-abolitionist Northerners think states should do in response to the growing slavery issue?
They thought that the issue of slavery should be left up to individual states and that because so few white southerners opposed slavery, slavery should be allowed to continue.
Who authored the powerful anti-slavery novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” prior to the Civil War and how did it impact public opinion on slavery?
The author was Harriet Beecher Stowe and it made people think that slavery was evil and should be outlawed.
What were two key economic reasons that led many Northerners, both businessmen and workers, to oppose abolition?
People in the North depended on cotton from the South which slaves produced and no slaves would decrease the amount of inventory that the North would receive. Also, workers were afraid African Americans would work for lower prices at their jobs.
What criticism did Southerners direct at William Lloyd Garrison regarding his perceived connection to Nat Turner’s rebellion?
They believed that William Lloyd Garrison preached violence. (Not all the way sure if this is the right answer. I’ll double check in class).
