Which industry dominated the American west in the early-mid 1800s?
APUSH - The Market Revolution

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Manufacturing
Service industries
Shipping
Farming and ranching
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which new technological innovation made immigration to America cheaper and faster?
Railroads
Transoceanic steamships
Clipper ships
McCormick Reaper
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The change from workshops to factories and large-scale manufacturing and urbanization is known as
the American Revolution
the Industrial Revolution
the Glorious Revolution
the Great Awakening
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
Thomas Edison
Bill Gates
Andrew Jackson
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of the cotton gin?
Cotton became the number one cash crop of the south.
America experienced a huge growth in wealth.
The dependence on slavery was renewed.
All of these responses are correct.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the impact of Samuel Morse's telegraph on American society?
Quicker communication
More productive businesses and industry
Easier access to news and stories of national interest
All of these responses are correct
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which invention transformed agriculture in the west into a potentially profitable endeavor?
McCormick Reaper
Telegraph
Cotton gin
the printing press
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