Question

1. use the following to answer question 18

ever before has the south seen such prosperity... yet, with every new gin built, more hands are needed to plant and pick the cotton that feeds it\ - excerpt from a southern newspaper (1820s)
based on the excerpt, what was an unintended consequence of eli whitneys cotton gin?
a. it reduced the need for enslaved labor in the south
b. it encouraged southerners to abandon agriculture
c. it increased the demand for enslaved workers to grow more cotton
d. it led to the immediate abolition of slavery

1. what was the lasting impact of interchangeable parts in the north?

a. increase in factory production and profits
b. decrease in industrialization
c. expansion of slavery
d. end of trade with europe

1. use the following to answer question 20

\our slaves are well cared for and content, unlike the factory laborers of the north who suffer greatly in poverty.\ - quote from a southern plantation owner (1835)
what argument is the author of this quote making?
a. factory workers were treated better than slaves
b. the south believed slavery was morally wrong
c. southerners defended slavery by criticizing northern industry
d. northerners supported slavery for economic reasons

1. what does sectionalism mean?

a. loyalty to a region over the nation as a whole
b. expansion of national unity
c. growth of political parties
d. belief in universal suffrage

1. what was one major goal of henry clays american system?

a. to make the nation economically independent
b. to abolish slavery
c. to end the war of 1812
d. to separate the north and south

Explanation:

1. The cotton gin increased cotton production, which in turn increased the demand for enslaved workers to grow more cotton.
2. Interchangeable parts led to an increase in factory production and profits as it made manufacturing more efficient.
3. The Southern plantation owner is defending slavery by criticizing the Northern industry (saying slaves are better off than Northern factory laborers).
4. Sectionalism is loyalty to a region over the nation as a whole.
5. Henry Clay's American System aimed to make the nation economically independent (through measures like a national bank, tariffs, and internal improvements).

Answer:

1. C. It increased the demand for enslaved workers to grow more cotton
2. A. Increase in factory production and profits
3. C. Southerners defended slavery by criticizing Northern industry
4. A. Loyalty to a region over the nation as a whole
5. A. To make the nation economically independent