Industrial Revolution Quiz Review

Which factor encouraged more immigrants to settle in northern states than southern states during the mid-nineteenth century? 8.10(B)

• Northern states had lower population densities.

• Citizenship requirements in southern states were not as strict.

• Southern states had smaller industrial sectors.

• Governments in northern states were less corrupt.

The completion of the Erie Canal played a key role in which development? 8.10(C)

• New York City becoming a vital commercial center with the country’s busiest seaport

• New Orleans becoming a leader in manufacturing and overseas trade

• Washington, D.C., becoming the cultural and political center of the nation

• Boston becoming one of the country’s largest transportation hubs

The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of — 8.25(B)

• freedom from debts

• religious freedom

• economic freedom

• freedom of speech

What was one result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s? 8.28(B)

• Sectional differences increased.

• The federal government prohibited immigration.

• Job opportunities decreased.

• Fewer public lands were devoted to transportation.

How did this invention contribute to the expansion of the plantation system? 8.27(A)

• By reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton

• By increasing the time needed to cultivate cotton

• By increasing the profitability of slavery

• By reducing the demand for raw cotton

These innovations in agriculture and industry resulted in — 8.28(A)

• higher consumer costs

• decreased profits for investors

• less consumer choice

• more efficient production of goods

The innovation shown in this photograph most affected the U.S. economy by — 8.27(A)

• decreasing the need for canals

• allowing more efficient movement of goods

• reducing the costs of settling in western territories

• transporting workers from southern states to northern states

What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal? 8.27(B)

• The cost of shipping goods on eastern roads increased.

• The number of ships passing through northern ports decreased.

• The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased.

• The volume of trade passing through southern ports increased.

The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the — 8.27(C)

• formation of the patent system

• creation of labor unions

• use of mass-production techniques

• eight-hour workday

The Bessemer steel process affected westward expansion in the United States by enabling — 8.27(A)

• clipper ships to be built in order to transport passengers from the East Coast to theWest Coast

• interstate canal systems to be built in order to transport agricultural goods from west to east

• Conestoga wagons to be built in order to carry people and goods to the West

• railroads to be built in order to carry people and goods to the West