Industrial Revolution

Mass production led to:

• Products being more superior in quality
• goods became less expensive
• laborers received higher wages
• industries moved to rural areas

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

• Factories
• Hand
• Slaves
• Royalty

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

• Moving
• colonization
• inflation
• urbanization

Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

• Jobs in factories
• Jobs on the farm
• Family
• Friends

Why did the Chinese migrate to the United States in the mid 1800s?

• The Gold Rush

• Lack of Farming Land

• Potato Famine

• Jobs in factories

Why did the Irish migrate to the United States in the mid 1800s?

• The Gold Rush

• Lack of Farming Land

• Potato Famine

• To work on the Transcontinental Railroad

What was the name of the invention that increased the need for slavery

• Telegraphs
• Railroads
• Cotton Gin
• Steam Engine

In 1793, who devised a simple machine that speeded the processing of cotton?

• Eli Whitney
• Thomas Edison
• Andrew Jackson
• Benjamin Franklin

Which area of the United States was developed for small farmers?

• The South

• The North

• The West

• The Midwest

How did the War of 1812 contribute to domestic economic growth?

• America relied on its own manufacturing during the war

• America had to buy products from Asia.

• America went bankrupt and lost the war

• America continued to trade with England and prosper