Unit 4 Post-Assessment: Answer Key
1. Thomas Edison invented which of the following:
a. The modern-day cash register
b. The first light bulb
c. The telegraph
d. Electric ignition start for automobiles
2. Name (1) Ohio abolitionist and explain how they fought against slavery.
Charles Osborn-started the first antislavery newspaper
Benjamin Lundy-started a newspaper called the Genius of Universal
Emancipation
Salmon P. Chase-spoke out against slavery in Congress
Benjamin Wade-spoke out against slavery in Congress
Harriet Beecher Stowe-wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin
John Rankin, Levi Coffin, John Parker, and Benjamin Lundy-Underground
Railroad
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3. A census is an official count of people living in a country or area.
4. Which of the following were considered slave states? Circle all that apply:
a. Delaware
b. Rhode Island
c. Alabama
d. South Carolina
5. The Louisiana Purchase included the land
a. From the Ohio River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to
Texas
b. From the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains and from
Canada to New Orleans
c. From the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada
to New Orleans
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6. When African Americans moved from the southern United States to Ohio in
the early 20th century it was called the Great Migration.
7. Granville Woods invented the telegraph which was used by railroad
operators.
8. True or False
The railroad was the transportation system that
replaced canals.
9. Name (1) immigrant population that has settled in Ohio and discuss (2)
things from their culture they brought to Ohio.
Answers will vary.
10.True or False
John Rankin, Levi Coffin, and Benjamin Lundy were
considered abolitionists.
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11. An immigrant is a person who leaves one country to live in another country
permanently.
12.The first road in Ohio was called Zane’s Trace.
13. True or False
In the early 20th century immigrants moved to Ohio from
countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Mexico.
14. Safe houses on the Underground Railroad were known as stations.
15. The cash crops of the southern United States include:
a. Cotton, Lumber, and Corn
b. Corn, Sugar, and Tobacco
c. Tobacco, Sugar, and Cotton
d. Cotton, Sugar, and Lumber
16. People travelled to the western United States for land and gold.
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17. Name (2) of Ohio’s industries.
Answers will vary. Possible responses include: coal, rubber, automobiles.
18. True or False
The Louisiana Purchase tripled the size of the United
States.
19. True or False
The northern United States had more industry than the
South because it had a longer growing season.
20.Which of the following were considered free states? Circle all that apply.
a. Michigan
b. Ohio
c. Georgia
d. Florida Territory
e. Indiana
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21. Ohio’s population continues to become more diverse while the United
States population as a whole is becoming more diverse.
22. What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed by Congress in 1850. The law made it
legal for slave owners to follow fugitive, or runaway slaves into free states,
states that did not allow slavery, and then force the slaves to return to their
owners. This law also made it illegal for anyone in a free states to help
slaves escape.
23. Ohio is known as the “birthplace of aviation” because of the
a. Columbus Metropolitan Airport
b. The Wright Brothers
c. John Glenn and Neil Armstrong
d. The War of 1812
24. The Bluegrass Region of Ohio grows corn, wheat, and soybeans.
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25. What is a conductor and how did they participate in the Underground
Railroad?
A conductor was an abolitionist or someone against slavery. They would
help guide the slaves to stations or safe houses along the Underground
Railroad.
26.Which of the following are natural resources found in Ohio? Circle all that
apply.
a. Coal
b. Natural Gas
c. Flint
d. Water
e. Lumber
f. Cotton
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27. The process that immigrants go through to become United States citizens
is called:
a. Census
b. Naturalization
c. Migration
d. Cultural Diversity
28. What is the difference between a renewable and a nonrenewable
resource? Name (1) renewable resource and (1) nonrenewable resource.
A renewable resource can be renewed or replaces while a nonrenewable
resource cannot be replaced. An example of a renewable resource is water.
An example of a nonrenewable resource it coal.
29. Ohio become an important transportation hub because:
a. It had an abundance of natural resource and access to major
waterways
b. It had a long growing season and produced cash crops
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c. It was located on the east coast of the United States
d. It had flat ground which made building transportation systems like
the railroad easier
30. What is (1) positive consequence of coal mining? What is (1) negative
consequence of coal mining?
Positive-Coal provides an energy source
Negative-land stripping, acid mine drainage, and pollution
31. Ohio has many natural resources that can be used for fuel. Two of these
resources are natural gas, coal and oil
32. True or False
Ohio was a free state because the Northwest Ordinance
prohibited slavery.
33. True or False
The Civil War was fought between the northern and
southern regions of the United States over the issue of prohibition.
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34. The southern United States supported slavery.
35. In the South, large farms that used slave labor were called:
a. Industries
b. Plantations
c. Stations
d. Businesses
36. Name (1) immigrant group that has grown in Ohio over the last 10 years.
Answers will vary. Possible responses include Hispanic and Somali.
37. True or False
The southern United States was rural with few large
cities and towns.
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38. Use the map to answer the following questions.
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Which railroad lines run through Chillicothe?
CSX Transport and Norfolk Southern
Which cities had the highest population count in 1880?
Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland.
Why do you think the population of Cincinnati grew between 1830 and 1880?
The transportation systems.
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