STAAR Review II 8th Grade Social Studies

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What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?

Back

urbanization

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What effect did the steam engine have on factories?

Back

Factories could be located anywhere.

Front

What is the process in which a society transforms from agriculture to manufacturing?

Back

Industrialization

Front

Who is credited with the steel blast furnace and the process of mass producing steel? Options: Eli Whitney, Henry Bessmer, Alexander Bell, Thomas Edison

Back

Henry Bessmer

Front

What effect did the cotton gin have on cotton?

Back

Cotton was made cheaper.

Front

What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?

Back

The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased.

Front

An economic system in which businesses have the freedom to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulations.

Back

Free Enterprise

Front

An invention by Eli Whitney that speeded the cleaning of cotton fibers and in effect, increased the need for slaves.

Back

Cotton Gin

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What was the purpose of labor unions?

Back

Negotiate as a group for better working conditions

Front

This machine separated the seed from cotton fibers.

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Cotton Gin