Market Revolution

Why were railroads so important during this time?

• they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
• they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
• people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city

Define urbanization.

• a type of industry
• a type of farming
• large numbers of people migrating from cities to the countryside
• large numbers of people migrating from the countryside to cities 

Before the Industrial Revolution, most people lived in __________.

• cities
• factories
• small farming villages
• apartments

Women did not work in factories during the Industrial Revolution.

• True
• False

The purpose of a factory system is to?

• Make large quantities of a single product
• Create jobs
• Make things easier in life
• Create a sense of nationalism

If factories make mass quantity of one item that item becomes....

• Less expensive to buy
• More expensive to buy
• More expensive to make
• Less valuable to customers

Why was the steamboat important in the United States?

• Made transportation harder on the waterways.
• Slowed down the process of transporting goods.
• Made transportation easier on the waterways.
• Made it difficult for travel.

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 of the following individuals created the Steamboat?

• Samuel Slater
• Cyrus McCormick 
• Samuel Morse
• Robert Fulton 

Which of the following individuals brought factory plans to the U.S. after sneaking them out of Britain?

• Cyrus McCormick 
• Samuel Slater
• Samuel Morse
• Robert Fulton