Industrial Revolution 2018

In a ___________ system, entrepreneurs invest their money assume all risks in a business.

• Mercantilism

• Socialist

• Free Enterprise

• Communist

The economic law that drives prices is ___________.

• Commerce
• Merntilism
• Supply and demand
• Mechanized

In the ___________, work is mechanized rather than done by hand.

• Cottage System
• Plantation
• Judicial System
• Factory System

The economic theory of _______ says that individuals should operate businesses with minimal government interference.

• socialism

• communism

• mercantilism

• laissez-faire

Inventions such as the telegraph revolutionized ______________ during the Industrial Revolution

• trasnsportation
• communication
• government interference
• plantations

The steel-tipped plow, which made it easier to break ground was invented by_________

• Samuel F.B. Morse
• Eli Whitney
• Robert Fulton
• John Deere

The telegraph, which used electrical "dots and dashes" to communicate messages over long distances, was developed by ______________

• Samuel F.B. Morse

• John Deere

• Robert Fulton

• Eli Whitney

The __________ opened in 1825 to connect the Northeast with the Midwest to improve the transporting of goods.

• New Orleans Harbour

• Oregon Trail

• telegraph

• Erie Canal

Advancements in technology...

• improved production and increased competition
• made hand crafted items more affordable
• forced producers to manufacture multiple products
• caused increases in wages of factory workers

The telegraph led to...

• ability to work at night

• rapid population growth

• expanded education for women

• rapid communication