What was the purpose of labor unions?

Negotiate as a group for better working conditions

Negotiate as a group for bigger factories

Negotiate as a group for a political revolution

Negotiate as a group for a social revolution

Mass production led to:

Products being more superior in quality

industries moved to rural areas

How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?

Made goods and services cheaper & easier to ship

Made goods and services more expensive & harder to ship

Gave people safer transportation

Opened new land for exploring and settlements

Which pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the US in the mid-1800s?

opportunity for free land in the midwest

possibility of a free education

Which of these was an effect of the Industrial Revolution on US women in the early nineteenth century?

women seeking work migrated from rural communities to cities

women in unions gained bargaining power with employers

government passed laws to improve safety for women in the workplace

state governments called conventions for women's suffrage

The nullification crisis occurred when

South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.

the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.

Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.

Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.

Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?

He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.

He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.

He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.

He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.

Jackson's policy toward American Indians was

to use force to remove Indians from their land.

to honor treaties that protected Indian land.

to give Indians fertile land for farming.

to help Indians create their own government.

What was significant about the election of Andrew Jackson

Men were allowed to vote even if they didn't own property for the first time.

Men were allowed to vote only if they own property.

John Quincy Adams won the presidency after the House of Representatives voted for him.

Sacajawea helped Louis and Clark explore the Louisiana Purchase

Between 1824 and 1828, states changed voting requirements by

Allowing men who didn't own property to vote

Allowing African Americans to vote

In the Missouri Compromise....

If a slave state was added, a free state must also be added to the Union

Slavery could spread to the North

The children of all slaves would be freed

What was an important effect of the 2nd Great Awakening ?

movements began to end slavery and achieve other reforms

Andrew Jackson was elected President

President Jackson refused to renew the National Bank

Congress supported the 1st Amendment separating Church & state

The event that launched the settlement of California was:

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What was one major impact of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin written by Harriet Beecher Stowe?

support grew for the abolition movement

profit from the book sales funded early labor unions

Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing the abuse of slaves

the Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave laws

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What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?

ruralization

colonization

inflation

urbanization

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What effect did the steam engine have on factories?

Factories still had to be located next to rivers and streams.

Factories could be located anywhere.

The production of factories decreased.

Factories were closing down.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What is the process in which a society transforms from agriculture to manufacturing?

Socialism

Industrialization

Social Darwinism

Collective Bargaining

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which individual is given credit for the steel blast furnace and the process of mass producing steel?

Eli Whitney

Henry Bessmer

Alexander Bell

Thomas Edison

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What effect did the cotton gin have on cotton?

Cotton was more expensive.

Cotton could not be produce quickly.

Cotton was made cheaper.

The value of cotton decreased.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?

The volume of trade passing through southern ports increased.

The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased.

The number of ships passing through northern ports decreased.

The cost of shipping goods on eastern roads increased.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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An economic system in which businesses have the freedom to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulations.

Free Enterprise

Mercantilism

Profit

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STAAR Review II 8th Grade Social Studies

What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?

What effect did the steam engine have on factories?

What is the process in which a society transforms from agriculture to manufacturing?

Which individual is given credit for the steel blast furnace and the process of mass producing steel?

What effect did the cotton gin have on cotton?

What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?

An economic system in which businesses have the freedom to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulations.

An invention by Eli Whitney that speeded the cleaning of cotton fibers and in effect, increased the need for slaves.

What was the purpose of labor unions?

This machine separated the seed from cotton fibers.

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