Industrial Revolution

Which of the following best explains the increased urbanization during the mid-1800s?

• New laws restricted the flow of immigration from Ireland.
• People moved to cities to find better paid jobs.
• Urban residents fled the cities for the countryside.
• The number of factories in the countryside decreased.

Which factor made a significant contribution to the industrialization of the United States during the Jacksonian Era?

• assembly line production
• invention of the internal combustion engine
• the spread of steamboats and canals
• the spread of electricity

What was the principal reason for the rapid growth of the American economy during the first half of the 19th century?

• an increase in European imports to the United States
• a decrease in federal taxes on new businesses
• the development of factories and new transportation networks
• a decline in the use of unskilled workers in factories

Which best completes the diagram?

• “Peculiar Institution” of Southern Slavery
• Alexander Hamilton’s Financial Plan
• American System of Free Enterprise
• Henry Clay’s “American System”

Which of these was a result of the invention of the cotton gin?

• It greatly reduced the need to plant cotton seeds by hand.
• It provided a faster method for separating seeds from cotton fibers.
• It enabled slaves to work in factories operating textile machines.
• It introduced a new process for weaving cotton into cloth.

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

• American manufacturers became more reliant on imported parts.
• More skilled workers were needed to give each manufactured item its own unique characteristics.
• Many manufactured goods could be assembled and repaired more easily.
• The American machine-tool industry rapidly declined.

What effect did technological advances such as the steamboat, cotton gin, and the introduction of interchangeable parts have on the American economy?

• They lowered the average quality of American manufactured goods.
• They decreased the number of American manufactured goods.
• They reduced the need for unskilled workers in manufacturing.
• They brought down the price of many manufactured goods

Which invention increased the capacity and speed for river travel helping to lower the cost of manufactured goods?

• Mechanical Reaper
• Cotton Gin
• Steamboat
• Telegraph

Which invention by Eli Whitney increased profitability of plantations?

• Mechanical Reaper
• Cotton Gin
• Steamboat
• Telegraph

The time after War of 1812 where America experiences a sense of Nationalism and pride for the country was called the__

• Immigration Explosion
• Time of Our Lives
• Monroe Doctrine
• Era of Good Feelings