Chapter 11 Quiz

Peter Cooper is known as the inventor of which of the following?

• telepgraph

• sewing machine

• steam-powered river boat

• steam-powered locomotive

Which of the following opinions would a nativist be most likely to express?

• "The knowledge gained from studying other cultures is valuable."

• "America belongs only to whites who were born here."

• "We will always welcome those from other countries and religions."

• "We should look for ways to give equal opportunities to all people."

The Industrial Revolution began in which country?

• Germany

• Britain

• France

• United States

Someone who invests money in a business in the hopes of making a profit

• Urbanization

• Capitalist

• Slave codes

• Factory system

A system that brings workers and machinery together in one place.

• Factory system

• Interchangeable parts

• slave codes

• urbanization

Identical pieces that could be quickly assembled by unskilled workers.

• factory system

• capitalist

• Interchangeable parts

• slave codes

The movement of people from rural areas to cities

• Urbanization

• slave codes

• interchangeable parts

• capitalist

Laws that restricted the rights of slaves

• urbanaization

• slave codes

• interchangeable parts

• capitalist

Which of the following was NOT a result of the invention of the cotton gin?

• Cotton production increased in the south.

• Native American lands were taken and used for growing cotton.

• Fewer slaves were needed in the south.

• Cotton became the "King" crop of the U.S.

He created the first steam-powered river boat

• Robert Fulton

• Cotton gin

• Samuel Slater

• Nat Turner