US History Chapter 10 and 11 Test Prep

Because of poor soil conditions in the region, the Industrial Revolution began in New England, where people were more willing to leave their farms to find work elsewhere.

• True
• False

The use of interchangeable parts, first introduced by Eli Whitney, increased the price of products.

• True
• False

The industrial growth of the 1800s resulted in the growth of cities and towns.

• True
• False

Westward travelers paid tolls to private companies in order to use sections of roads that had been laid with crushed stone or logs.

• True
• False

Though steamboats made the shipping of goods cheaper and faster, they also caused a loss of business to river cities such as Cincinnati and St. Louis.

• True
• False

Canals lowered the cost of shipping goods, united the growing country across great distances, and brought prosperity to towns along their routes.

• True
• False

The Era of Good Feelings ended when sectionalism increased.

• True
• False

The Missouri Compromise caused much division between the North and the South.

• True
• False

According to the Adams-Onís Treaty, the United States gained East Florida, retained West Florida, and gave up all claims to Spanish Texas.

• True
• False

America's Industrial Revolution began to take root in...

• The Sout
• The Mid-Atlantic
• The West
• New England