BYU History 043 with correct answers 2025/2026
What impact did the telegraph have on Northern companies?
1. The telegraph allowed companies to communicate about supply needs and consumer
demands.
2. The telegraph allowed companies to build more buildings.
3. The telegraph allowed companies to stock more merchandise.
4. The telegraph allowed companies to diversify and make many different products. - correct
answersThe telegraph allowed companies to communicate about supply needs and consumer
demands.
What invention had the most significant impact on the South?
steam engine
sewing machine
locomotive
cotton gin - correct answerscotton gin
Why were railroads so important to the Northern economy?
1. Railroads provided many jobs for unskilled workers.
2. Railroads provided a place to store merchandise.
3. Railroads connected cities and allowed for faster transportation.
4. The economy would have collapsed without the railroads. - correct answers3. Railroads
connected cities and allowed for faster transportation.
,What happened to workers who were hurt on the job?
1. They were fired and replaced if they couldn't continue to work.
2. Their pay was reduced until they could return to work.
3. They were given money to compensate for the injury.
4. They were given sick leave until they could return to work. - correct answers1. They were
fired and replaced if they couldn't continue to work.
What are artisans?
1. sculptors, painters, and photographers
2. women who work away from home
3. factory workers
4. skilled workers who specialized in a specific trade - correct answers4. skilled workers who
specialized in a specific trade
How were free blacks treated in the North and South?
1. Bad—they were denied freedoms that whites enjoyed.
2. Good—they were not slaves, so they could do whatever they wanted.
3. Fair—they were able to travel and get good-paying jobs.
4. Bad—they were beaten and whipped like slaves. - correct answersBad—they were denied
freedoms that whites enjoyed.
What did slaves do to cope with their situation?
1. They sang songs called spirituals.
,2. They were able to be with their families, which gave them hope.
3. They learned to read and write.
4. They revolted often. - correct answersThey sang songs called spirituals
What was the biggest difference between the Northern and Southern economies?
1. The Northern economy was more diverse and had many different types of industry.
2. The Southern economy was only based on tobacco.
3. The Southern economy had no factories.
4. The Northern economy had fewer inventions, so the Northern economy didn't grow as fast as
the Southern economy. - correct answers1. The Northern economy was more diverse and had
many different types of industry.
What happened to the horse-drawn wagons after the coming of the railroads and steamboats?
1. Wagons were no longer needed to transport goods.
2. Wagons were forced to the South, where there were very few railroads.
3. Wagons were still needed to transport goods from the railroad stations to the different
markets.
4. The wagon drivers were given less money because they didn't have to travel as far. - correct
answers3. Wagons were still needed to transport goods from the railroad stations to the
different markets.
Why was the South so dependent on cotton?
1. Cotton was the only crop that would grow in the South.
2. The North did not allow the South to grow anything else.
3. There was no way to build factories in the South.
, 4. Farmers made a lot of money growing cotton. - correct answers4. Farmers made a lot of
money growing cotton.
What is a cash crop?
1. a type of vegetable that is only grown in the South
2. any crop that is sold for money
3. a worker on a cotton plantation
4. a type of currency that farmers used to buy tools - correct answers2. any crop that is sold for
money
Which invention allowed for factories to be built anywhere?
spinning jenny
steam engine
telegraph
locomotive - correct answerssteam engine
What was the major reason that small farmers left their farms to work in the factories?
1. The small farmer could not afford to buy new inventions to aid in production.
2. Small farmers could make much more money working in factories.
3. Small farmers could not afford advertisements like large companies could.
4. New inventions made it difficult for the small farmer to compete with large-scale production
farms. - correct answers4. New inventions made it difficult for the small farmer to compete with
large-scale production farms.
What impact did the telegraph have on Northern companies?
1. The telegraph allowed companies to communicate about supply needs and consumer
demands.
2. The telegraph allowed companies to build more buildings.
3. The telegraph allowed companies to stock more merchandise.
4. The telegraph allowed companies to diversify and make many different products. - correct
answersThe telegraph allowed companies to communicate about supply needs and consumer
demands.
What invention had the most significant impact on the South?
steam engine
sewing machine
locomotive
cotton gin - correct answerscotton gin
Why were railroads so important to the Northern economy?
1. Railroads provided many jobs for unskilled workers.
2. Railroads provided a place to store merchandise.
3. Railroads connected cities and allowed for faster transportation.
4. The economy would have collapsed without the railroads. - correct answers3. Railroads
connected cities and allowed for faster transportation.
,What happened to workers who were hurt on the job?
1. They were fired and replaced if they couldn't continue to work.
2. Their pay was reduced until they could return to work.
3. They were given money to compensate for the injury.
4. They were given sick leave until they could return to work. - correct answers1. They were
fired and replaced if they couldn't continue to work.
What are artisans?
1. sculptors, painters, and photographers
2. women who work away from home
3. factory workers
4. skilled workers who specialized in a specific trade - correct answers4. skilled workers who
specialized in a specific trade
How were free blacks treated in the North and South?
1. Bad—they were denied freedoms that whites enjoyed.
2. Good—they were not slaves, so they could do whatever they wanted.
3. Fair—they were able to travel and get good-paying jobs.
4. Bad—they were beaten and whipped like slaves. - correct answersBad—they were denied
freedoms that whites enjoyed.
What did slaves do to cope with their situation?
1. They sang songs called spirituals.
,2. They were able to be with their families, which gave them hope.
3. They learned to read and write.
4. They revolted often. - correct answersThey sang songs called spirituals
What was the biggest difference between the Northern and Southern economies?
1. The Northern economy was more diverse and had many different types of industry.
2. The Southern economy was only based on tobacco.
3. The Southern economy had no factories.
4. The Northern economy had fewer inventions, so the Northern economy didn't grow as fast as
the Southern economy. - correct answers1. The Northern economy was more diverse and had
many different types of industry.
What happened to the horse-drawn wagons after the coming of the railroads and steamboats?
1. Wagons were no longer needed to transport goods.
2. Wagons were forced to the South, where there were very few railroads.
3. Wagons were still needed to transport goods from the railroad stations to the different
markets.
4. The wagon drivers were given less money because they didn't have to travel as far. - correct
answers3. Wagons were still needed to transport goods from the railroad stations to the
different markets.
Why was the South so dependent on cotton?
1. Cotton was the only crop that would grow in the South.
2. The North did not allow the South to grow anything else.
3. There was no way to build factories in the South.
, 4. Farmers made a lot of money growing cotton. - correct answers4. Farmers made a lot of
money growing cotton.
What is a cash crop?
1. a type of vegetable that is only grown in the South
2. any crop that is sold for money
3. a worker on a cotton plantation
4. a type of currency that farmers used to buy tools - correct answers2. any crop that is sold for
money
Which invention allowed for factories to be built anywhere?
spinning jenny
steam engine
telegraph
locomotive - correct answerssteam engine
What was the major reason that small farmers left their farms to work in the factories?
1. The small farmer could not afford to buy new inventions to aid in production.
2. Small farmers could make much more money working in factories.
3. Small farmers could not afford advertisements like large companies could.
4. New inventions made it difficult for the small farmer to compete with large-scale production
farms. - correct answers4. New inventions made it difficult for the small farmer to compete with
large-scale production farms.
