Unit 8: Industrialization and Social Reform

a major characteristic of the early industrialism in the US prior to the Civil War was

• a population shifting to cities

• a decline in the cotton harvest

• a boom in oil and gas production

• a rapid system for manufacturing cars

One factor that contributed to growing industrialism in the US prior to the civil war was

• a series of political revolution in European monarchies

• a general lack of US regulations on buisness

• an exclusive trading relationship with US colonies overseas

• a growing distrust of European interventions in Latin America

Which new source of power contributed most to the expansion of US industry prior to the civil war?

• Wind

• Steam

• Electricity

• Internal Combustion

The laissez-faire economic policies of the US during the 19th century led to -

• a system of protective tariffs

• the creation of a national bank

• a largely unregulated market for industry

• a decline in immigration to western states

One factor that contributed to the growth of slavery in the american South was -

• completion of the Transcontinental railroad

• demand for cotton in the Textile mills of the North

• development of cattle trials that linked Texas with railroads

• resistance to westward expansion by American Indian Groups

One impact of the early expansion system of railroads on the physical environment of the US was -

• the movement of tons of rock and debris for construction through mountains

• a decline in the price of agriculture products from farms in western territories

• the construction of dams and reservoirs from the water to power steam engines

• an ability of citizens to travel faster between major cities in the northeastern states

Fredrick Douglass contributed to the abolitionist reform movement by

• writing legislation that banned enslaving people

• informing others about his early life as a slave

• creating a secret rout for escaped enslaved people

• running for president as a member of the Abolitionparty

19th century reforms improved the care of disabled people by leading efforts to -

• build new hospitals for the mentally ill, deaf, and blind

• invest new medical devices for people with disabilities

• create new jobs for the mentally ill and handicapped populations

• pass legislation outlawing discrimination against persons with disablities

Which famous poet is described by the following:

I was part of the transition movement for transcendentalism

I wrote Leaves of Grass

I have been called the father of American Verse

• Emily Dickenson

• Walt Whitman

• Nathaniel Hawthorn

• Edgar Allen Poe

How did the second great awakening impact American society?

• It led to a rapid expansion of public education

• it highlighted growing social and regional differences

• It resulted in a ban on the international trade of enslaved people.

• it ended the overwhelming influence of the Catholic Church over gorvernmnet