Industrial Revolutioin

How did the construction of railroads and canals most benefit Northern industry?

• Increased the flow of Southern products westward
• allowed faster movement of people and products
• increased urbanization in the South and West

Which of the following is a correct cause-effect relationship for this era?

• Inventions led to reform movements.
• Industrialism led to the growth of cities.
• New inventions led to immigration.
• Reform movements led to expansion of slavery.

How did the construction of railroads and canals most benefit Northern industry?

• increased urbanization in the South and West
• allowed faster movement of people and products
• slowed migration to the cities of the North

Which of the following was a benefit of the free enterprise system in the United States during the 19th century?

• less specialized labor and production
• less dependence on foreign products
• fewer slaves needed to work in factories
• less specialized labor and production

All of the following were economic changes in the nation as a result of the War of 1812 EXCEPT - 

• increased industrial production
• increased desire in Europe for American manufactured goods
• increased reliance on American manufactured goods
• introduction of the American System

Which statement best describes the social impact of new innovations in the years before the Civil War?

• The building of the railroad system led to expanded opportunities for businesses.
• Scientific discoveries contributed to increased immigration and an expansion of slavery.
• The cotton gin and McCormick's reaper led to the temperance movement.
• Most inventions during this period had little effect on how and where people worked.

All of the following contributed to the establishment of the plantation system in the United States EXCEPT - 

• innovation of interchangeable parts
• use of the Triangle Trade
• invention of the cotton gin
• rich soil and a long growing season

Fill in the Blanks:_____ : traveling upriver :: _____ : migrating westward

• wagon trains, steamboats
• canals, steamboats
• steamboats, wagon trains

Use the map to show where is the highest density located in the U.S. during the 1860

• West
• Southeast
• Northeast
• Southwest

All of the following led to the increase number of factories in the U.S. EXCEPT-

• blockade during the War of 1812
• international slave trade
• increased use of steam power
• improved transportation