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Industrial, Manifest Destiny, and Westward expansion quiz

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8th Grade

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Industrial, Manifest Destiny, and Westward expansion quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?

Made the crime rate decrease
Led to an increase in farm workers
Make the cities cleaner and safer
Led to an increase in population in the cities

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This artificial waterway was built to connect New York City with the Great Lakes Region.

Slave States
Mississippi River
Toll Road
Erie Canal

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tap tap, Dash Dash..."The number of messages passing over all the lines in this country annually is estimated at upwards of 5,000,000, producing a revenue of $2,000,000...."


The invention discussed in this article led directly to —

rapid communication of information to distant locations

rapid population growth in the western territories

the expansion of educational opportunities for women

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s?

The federal government prohibited immigration.

Sectional differences increased.

Fewer public lands were devoted to transportation.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the impact of the Erie Canal?

reduced cost of shipping goods from the Midwest; rapid growth of cities in the Northeast,making New York a Major Trading Center.

Made shipping more expensive and slowed it down to a crawl.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the impact of the Steamboat?

Riverboats can ONLY travel up river.

riverboats could now travel up and down rivers; increased travel/transportation efficiency; reduced cost of shipping goods.

Riverboats slowed down progress of westward expansion

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