Industrial Revolution Flashcard

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Which of the following developments helped bring about the Industrial Revolution? Options: the overproduction of consumer goods, the lowered demand for manufactured goods, the decrease in the amount of overseas trade, the increase in the size of cities and populations

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the increase in the size of cities and populations

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How did using mass production techniques benefit the American manufacturing industry?

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The number of products increased since manufacturers could efficiently create more goods.

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Who helped American manufacturing by introducing the ideas of using interchangeable parts and mass production techniques?

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Eli Whitney

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Which of the following is a problem many mill owners had in finding enough workers? Options: Age limits reduced the supply of possible workers. The tasks were too complex for unskilled workers to master. Workers frequently left the factories for other available jobs. The training process on how to use the machines took a long time to complete.

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Workers frequently left the factories for other available jobs.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of the Lowell system? Employing young, unmarried women who were given room and meals along with their jobs.

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Employing young, unmarried women who were given room and meals along with their jobs.

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Why did most factory owners not want to hire union employees?

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Employers believed union employees worked too slowly and would lower production.

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Which form of transportation was invented during the 1800s and led to a rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel? Options: Airplanes, Steamboats, Submarines, Automobiles

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Steamboats

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Which of these statements is true of steamboat travel? Steamboats could only move downriver since they relied on wind power. Steamboats could only transport people since they were not large enough to carry goods. Steamboats increased trade and profits because goods could be moved more quickly and cheaply. Steamboats reduced opportunities for international interaction because they could not cross the Atlantic Ocean.

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Steamboats increased trade and profits because goods could be moved more quickly and cheaply.

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How did railroads affect trade and business in America?

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Railroads led to economic growth because they enabled manufacturers and farmers to send their goods to distant markets.

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Which of the following became the main source of power as faster locomotives were built? Oil, Coal, Wood, Gasoline

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Coal