American Industrial Revolution Review

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Which of these was NOT a way Samuel Slater changed the American Factory system? Options: He used technology, such as Crompton's mule, to increase production; He used windmills to pump water from underground; He used division of labor to organize work into a series of steps that workers could become specialized in doing; He hired whole families and provided them housing

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He used windmills to pump water from underground

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Which phrase completes the graphic organizer? Options: made growing cotton less profitable, encouraged farmers to move west, decreased the need for slaves, increased productivity of cotton farming

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increased productivity of cotton farming

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Rural means....

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living in the countryside and the people who live there

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The Industrial Revolution began in ______ in the ______.

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England/1700s

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Who improved the steamboat by making it faster and more efficient?

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Robert Fulton

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Which 19th century U.S. region is being described in the image?

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The South

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Why were factories often located near rivers?

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The rivers would power the watermills

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What conclusion can be drawn from the table? Options: As cotton production decreased, so did the slave population in the South; As cotton production increased, so did the slave population in the South; As cotton production increased, the slave population decreased; All of the above

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As cotton production increased, so did the slave population in the South

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Which 19th century U.S. region is being described in the image?

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The North

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Urbanization means....

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large groups of people moving from rural farm areas to cities