Chapter 11th American History "Growth and Expansion"

What did Robert Fulton invent?

• steamboat
• seed drill
• steel plow
• Model T

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• England
• France
• Germany

Why were textile factories located near rivers and streams?

• Easier travel time to and from factories
• It made it easier to transport the finished product
• Energy from waterwheels powered the machines 
• Humidity from the water softened the wool thread

What is the primary reason people moved from rural areas to urban areas in the middle of the 19th century

• To get away from farming
• for apartment living 
• to contract cholera
• to find jobs in factories

Which factor best completes this diagram?

• New transportation systems
• Increased government regulation
• A decline in agricultural production
• The growth of labor unions

What was a major reason for the expansion of slavery in the South in the first half of the 1800s?

• Federal government regulations favored Southern exports
• The invention of the cotton gin led to an increase in cotton production
• Most early textile mills were built in the South
• The federal government sold slaves to raise taxes in the South

How did the factory system contribute to the rapid industrialization of the United States?

• By using slave labor to mass-produce goods
• By relying on skilled artisans to create custom goods
• By making the production of goods more efficient
• By making the distribution of goods less costly

As a result of the Industrial Revolution, where did more people work?

• On farms
• On airplanes
• In factories
• In cubicles

Which one of the inventions from your chart changed the way goods and people were transported?

• Telephone
• Light Bulb
• Steam Engine
• Cotton Gin

Which one of the inventions from your chart changed the way cotton was processed?

• Cotton Gin
• Spinning Jenny
• Bessemer Steel Process
• Light Bulb