4th 6 weeks US History review

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. 

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

•  State governments called conventions in support of women’s suffrage.
•  Women seeking work migrated from rural communities to cities.
• The government passed laws to improve safety for women in the workplace.
• Women in unions gained bargaining power with employers

How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization? 

• Industrialists invested in cotton plantations.
• Workers moved closer to manufacturing centers
• Labor unions were formed to protect mill workers.
• Manufacturers produced goods to export overseas.

The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the — 

• eight-hour workday
•  use of mass-production techniques 
• creation of labor unions
• formation of the patent system

How did Samuel Morse’s best-known innovation contribute to U.S. growth and development? 

•  It increased national unity by reducing sectional differences.
• It boosted the speed of cross-country mail delivery.
• It allowed manufactured goods to be produced at lower costs
• It enabled instantaneous long-distance transmission of information

What type of economic system does the United States have?

• Communism
• Monarchy
• Capitalism (Free Market)
• Oligarchy

The movement from rural areas and clustering of people into towns and cities is called:

• Urbanization
• Revolution 
• Industrialization
• Civilization

The shift from the hand crafted system to machine technology and factories is called:

• Urbanization
• Revolution
• Industrialization
• Civilization

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.

Name the inventor of the cotton gin.

• Eli Whitney
• Henry Bessmer
• Alexander Bell
• Thomas Edison