Civil War Multiple Choice
| # | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 | A. The North |
| 2 | B. The South relied more on slave labor and agriculture |
| 3 | C. Cotton |
| 4 | A. A tax on imported goods |
| 5 | D. Different regions benefited differently from them |
| 6 | A. The North |
| 7 | B. Enslaved people |
| 8 | C. Growth of factories and machine production |
| 9 | A. Railroads |
| 10 | D. Its economy depended more on plantations and exporting crops |
| 11 | B. A diversified economy |
| 12 | C. A crop grown mainly to sell for profit |
| 13 | A. It was centered on agriculture and exports |
| 14 | B. Demand was high in textile industries |
| 15 | C. It reduced labor costs for plantation owners |
| 16 | A. More urban workers and capital investment |
| 17 | D. Money or assets used to produce goods and services |
| 18 | B. The North |
| 19 | C. They supported factories, trade, and wage labor |
| 20 | A. It can redirect resources from civilian uses to military use |
| 21 | B. It lost value because of inflation |
| 22 | C. A general rise in prices over time |
| 23 | D. It had fewer factories and less access to credit |
| 24 | A. Greater production capacity |
| 25 | B. Iron |
| 26 | C. They can reduce trade and limit supply |
| 27 | D. It made exporting cotton and importing goods harder |
| 28 | A. The value of the next best alternative given up |
| 29 | B. Fewer resources were available for civilian production |
| 30 | C. It had stronger transportation and industrial networks |
| 31 | D. The group of people available to work |
| 32 | A. It reduced the number of workers available in some sectors |
| 33 | B. An economy where prices and production are influenced by supply and demand |
| 34 | C. They expected to lose unpaid labor |
| 35 | D. The amount of a good producers are willing and able to offer |
| 36 | A. The amount of a good consumers are willing and able to buy |
| 37 | B. Supply fell while demand remained strong |
| 38 | C. Manufacturing |
| 39 | D. Agriculture |
| 40 | A. A system in which workers are paid wages for their labor |
| 41 | B. The government took a larger role in financing and managing the war |
| 42 | C. Investors had greater confidence in its economy |
| 43 | D. To borrow money from the public to finance war costs |
| 44 | A. They moved troops and supplies quickly |
| 45 | B. They increased output to meet military demand |
| 46 | C. Damage to farms, railroads, and infrastructure |
| 47 | D. Rebuilding institutions, infrastructure, and production |
| 48 | A. It was severely weakened and disrupted |
| 49 | B. It expanded industrial capacity and national market integration |
| 50 | C. Greater national economic integration and a shift toward industrial growth |