The American Industrial Revolution

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Who started the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

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Samuel Slater

Answer explanation

Samuel Slater memorized the plans for several thread spinning machines and brought them to the U.S.

Front

What was a cause of the Industrial Revolution?

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The need to produce more finished goods following the War of 1812.

Front

What part of the United States was the location of most factories?

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New England

Answer explanation

Most factories were in New England due to the fast moving rivers.

Front

What was one of the inventions from the Agricultural Revolution? Options: Telegraph, Mechanical Reaper, Steam Engine Locomotive, Steamboat

Back

Mechanical Reaper

Answer explanation

The mechanical reaper made the harvest of crops faster.

Front

What was the significance of the Supreme Court case Gibbens vs. Odgen?

Back

the federal government will control interstate trade

Front

Industrialization is the process of using _______ and factories to produce goods.

Back

machines

Front

Interchangeable parts were created by

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Eli Whitney

Front

Urbanization is the movement of people from the rural (country) to

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urban centers

Front

Textile is a

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cloth, fabric

Front

What was the significance of McCulloch v. Maryland?

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states cannot interfere with a federal institution