Social Studies Chapter 8

which of the following compares the slaves the slave revolt led by Denmark vessey with that of nat turner

Denmark vessey was killed before his revolt could be carried out while nat turner was executed after killing 60 whites

which group first popularized art museums and landscape painting

Hudson river school

who was an artist that revolutionized communications technology

Samuel morse

the first major convention focused on support for suffrage and women's rights was the

Seneca falls convention

why did the north focus on its efforts on industrialization other than cash crops during the antebellum period

a combination of climate advantages in the south, and the large-scale farming moving out west, forced the north to rely on a commercial economy rather than agriculture

which slave was most likely to work in the task system

a field hand on rice plantation

which of the following was NOT true of nativists

nativists were never concerned by the increasing population of African americans

which of the following is true regarding the industrial experience of the Lowell girls vs that of the immigrants

the Lowell girls had plenty to eat whereas immigrants were in poor conditions

the period between the war of 1812 and the civil was known as

the antebellum period

what was the clermont

the first us commercial steam ship

the middle passage was

the leg of the triangle trade bringing African slaves to the new world

harriet beecher stowe wrote

uncle toms cabin

which was an important direct effect of industrialization

urbanization

brooke farm and the Oneida colony were both examples of

utopian societies

which would most likely have been a popular attraction in the antebellum period

a valdeville show

Stanton and mott advocated for womens rights after their involvement in what reform movement

abolition

what industry did john deere and cyrus mcormick work in

farm technology

it was almost impossible to diversify the economy in the southern us during this period because

growing cotton with slave labor was profitable

after mid century which was the most important means of transportation through the interior of the nation

railroads

in early America, why were slaves from carribean the preferred choice compared to native americans

they had low escape possibilities

where did most of lowells factory girls come from initially

they were farm girls from surrounding countryside

what author wrote for girls on themes such as femininity

louisa may alcott

the temperance movement was also linked with

anti-immigrant feelings

dorothea dix was important for her work in what movement in the antebellum period

asylums for the mentally ill

why would most americans had been unlikely to read the douay bible in the 19th century

because it is a catholic translation and most americans were protestant

why were workers often and easily fired during the 1830s

because there were plenty of immigrants who were necessitating jobs

in the interior of the nation, which was the most important means of shipping in the early 19th century

canals

which of the following most accurately describes the settlement of immigrants in the mid 19th century

irish immigrants settled in the east coast cities while german immigrants moved to the mid west

which best describes the federal governments position on building transportation networks

it opposed such internal improvements, believing they were the best left to states and private investors

where did the public schools exist in early america

massachusets

which was Americas first coeducational college

oberlin

which American artistic movement featured dramatic landscapes without people in them

romantisim

Ralph waldo emerson and henry david Thoreau made great use of nature and the concept of self reliance in their writings. they belonged to a uniquely American school of philosophy known as

transendentalism

which of the following was a slave code

slaves could leave their home with a pass

William Lloyd garrison, founder of the American anti slavery society, wrote

the liberator

how did the environmental differences of the north and the south in the us impact their economies in the antebellum period

the rivers in the north powered machinery and the climate in the south enabled the production of cash crops

the platform of the abolitionist movement wanted

to achieve immediate emancipation of all slaves and the ending of racial segregation without the use of violence