Industrial Revolution Learning Targets

Which of the following best defines the Industrial Revolution?

• fighting between American businesses

• fighting between American businesses and English businesses

• fighting between farmers and factories

• a change in the way goods are made

One new idea during the Industrial Revolution was to bring all steps of production to one place to increase efficiency. What is this called?

• corporations

• the American System

• economic independence

• the factory system

Because factories needed rivers to run the machines and farms needed rich soil to grow crops; which of the following was an important factor in determining where factories and farms were established in the U.S.?

• government planning

• geographic features

• the plantation system

• the original location of the 13 colonies

The cotton gin and mills increased economic growth in the U.S during the early 1800’s. Which of the following also contributed to economic growth during this period?

• improvements in transportation to move goods

• the creation of interchangeable parts

• the end of slavery in the South

• improvements in transportation to move goods and the creation of interchangeable parts

In the early 1800s, urbanization was mainly the result of ______?

• a shortage of land for new farms

• federally funded national roads

• new jobs available because of industrialization

• migration of Native American Indians

How did the plantation system influence the economic development of the United States?

• It prevented the development of industry in the Northeast.

• It turned the South into a major producer of the cotton used in northern mills.

• It restricted agricultural expansion in the western territories.

• It increased federal dependency on tariffs for revenue.

Robert Fulton’s steamboat aided the economic development of the United States by -

• reducing traffic in the nation’s ocean harbors.

• making transportation on rivers more efficient.

• ending American dependence on European shipping.

• serving as a method of connecting California and the East Coast.

What group of immigrants had the most impact on the building of the Erie Canal?

• The Germans

• The Irish

• The Dutch

• The Japanese

What was the impact that the Erie Canal had on the farmers?

• Their produce spoiled before getting to the East Coast

• Farmers could ship goods quicker from the Great Lake area to New York city by a water route.

• Farmers had to pay higher prices for their goods

• It made transportation slower and less efficient

Which of the following best describes Eli Whitney?

• developed a steamboat that was more powerful and safer

• memorized machine designs in Britain and brought them to the U.S.

• invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts

• opened textile mills in Massachusetts and hired young girls to work in them