Industrial Revolution

Because of poor soil conditions in the region, the Industrial Revolution began in New England, where people were more willing to leave their farms to find work elsewhere.

• True

• False

The use of interchangeable parts, first introduced by Eli Whitney, increased the price of products.

• True

• False

The development of textile mills in New England reduced the demand for cotton.

• True

• False

Westward travelers paid tolls to private companies in order to use sections of roads that had been laid with crushed stone or logs.

• True

• False

Canals lowered the cost of shipping goods, united the growing country across great distances, and brought prosperity to towns along their routes.

• True

• False

The changes in the way goods were made in the mid-1700s first appeared in

• France

• Spain

• Britain

• United States

America's Industrial Revolution began to take root in

• New Englad

• the West

• Midwest

• the South

Where did early mills have to be built?

• near running water like rivers
• near the ocean for the salt
• near factories
• near trains

Laws passed to protect the rights of inventors for a certain period of time.

• patents
• interchangeable parts
• assembly line
• textiles

What part of the country relied on cotton for a strong income and did not industrialize?

• North
• South
• East 
• West