Industrial Revolution

What is the significance of interchangeable parts

• It made farming less profitable

• It made it possible to produce items in large numbers

• It increased the demand for slave labor

• It undermined the factory system

A change in the way goods were produced, from human labor to machines was known as _____________.

• nationalism

• textiles

• sectionalism

• The Industrial Revolution

______ is the inventor of the Cotton gin, a machine that removes seeds from cotton.

• Eli Whitney

• James Monroe

• George Washington Carver

• Francis Cabot Lowell

What effect did the Erie Canal have on New York?

• The canal drastically increased economic activity.

• The canal allowed cities like Syracuse and Buffalo to thrive.

• The canal turned New York City into the nation's number one shipping port.

• All of the above.

Why was the first national road built?

• to connect New York City to the Great Lake region

• to connect Ohio and other states to the East

• to create a southern highway from the East to West

• to connect cities to the Mississippi River

What was the effect of industrialization on the population of the United States?

• More people moved to Southern States

• Fewer people moved to urban areas

• More people lived in urban area than rural area

• more people began moving to cities.

What were two reasons that the New England states were ideal for the development of early factories?

• technology and nearby farms

• interchangeable parts and patents

• rivers and ports

• good soil and tariffs.

Which of the following completes the list of effects of the introduction of the cotton gin?

• the demand for enslaved workers increased

• Plantation owners had more leisure time

• the demand for cotton increased

• More Northern began raising cotton

Why were major cities and factory communities built along major rivers?

• Rivers provided an escape route in the event that Native Americans attacked.

• water could be used to power factory machines.

• Rivers provided opportunities for recreation.

• They could ship their crops to markets more easily.

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

• Limit European involvement in the Americas

• To free Mexico and Florida from Spanish rule

• To create a tariff to protect American businesses

• To establish the boundaries of Florida.