Which of the following statements best summarizes the system of railroads shown on the map?
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The map shows a comprehensive network of railroads connecting cities and regions across the country.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the system of railroads shown on the map?
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Responses
The majority of the railroads that connected the North to the South were built by 1850.
The majority of the railroads that connected the North to the South were built by 1850.
The railroads established by 1860 each began and ended at a major American city or port.
The railroads established by 1860 each began and ended at a major American city or port.
The primary direction of the railroads built between 1850 and 1860 was north to south.
The primary direction of the railroads built between 1850 and 1860 was north to south.
The extent of the railroads in the South was very limited compared to that of the North.
The primary direction of the railroads built between 1850 and 1860 was north to south.
Which of the following statements can be inferred from the painting?
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Responses
Since there are so many slaves working in the field, the cotton gin is not yet in use at this plantation.
Since there are so many slaves working in the field, the cotton gin is not yet in use at this plantation.
Since there is a steamboat in the background, the Industrial Revolution must be at an end.
Since there is a steamboat in the background, the Industrial Revolution must be at an end.
Since there are over 20 slaves in the image, the plantation owner would be considered a member of the cottonocracy.
Since there are over 20 slaves in the image, the plantation owner would be considered a member of the cottonocracy.
Since there is such a small field of cotton, the main crop of this plantation must have been rice or tobacco.
Since there are over 20 slaves in the image, the plantation owner would be considered a member of the cottonocracy.
What was the importance of slave codes?
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Responses
They increased the personal freedoms of enslaved African Americans.
They increased the personal freedoms of enslaved African Americans.
They were established as a step toward legal freedoms for African Americans.
They were established as a step toward legal freedoms for African Americans.
They increased an owner’s control over enslaved African Americans’ behavior.
They increased an owner’s control over enslaved African Americans’ behavior.
They allowed for the education of enslaved African Americans.
They increased an owner’s control over enslaved African Americans’ behavior.
Use the passage to answer the question.
"Whitney wanted to speed up the making of guns by having machines manufacture each part. All machine-made parts would be alike—for example, one trigger would be identical to another. Identical parts would fit together with all other parts, and gunsmiths would not have to build each gun from scratch. Interchangeable parts would save time and money."
Based on this excerpt from the text, in what way would interchangeable parts best help businesses?
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Responses
Parts made by machines could be made more cheaply.
Parts made by machines could be made more cheaply.
Customers could get new parts faster for less money.
Customers could get new parts faster for less money.
Machines could quickly manufacture parts people once made.
Machines could quickly manufacture parts people once made.
Businesses’ costs could increase to pay for the machinery.
Parts made by machines could be made more cheaply.
Based on the timeline, what can be directly tied to the invention of the cotton gin?
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Responses
the Civil War
the Civil War
economic hardships in the South
economic hardships in the South
the spread of slavery
the spread of slavery
industrialization in New England
industrialization in New England