The Industrial Revolution Review

Where were the majority of factories and industries located in the United States?

• Rural south

• Northeast cities

• West coast

Industrialization in the United States led to an increase of

• nationalism

• sectionalism

• agriculture

• rural population

Textiles refer to

• metals

• cloth

• digital messages

• morse code

How did the cotton gin impact slavery?

• Reduced the necessity for slavery

• Reduced the amount of cotton produced

• Increased the profitability of slavery

• Increased the number of factories

What was one major effect of the Erie Canal?

• Growth of cities in the Northeast

• Cost of shipping goods increased

• Reduction in slavery

• Interrupted trade between the North and South

The concept of interchangeable parts led to

• Increase in custom goods

• Higher manufacturing costs

• Mass production

• Increase in agricultural production

Work in textile mills led to new work opportunities outside the home for

• Canadians

• Young women

• African Americans

• Native Americans

To improve the transportation of goods and people, Congress approved a

• National Road

• Underground railroad

• Ban on horses in cities

• Peace treaty with Canada

One of the greatest improvements in communication was the invention of

• the steamboat

• the cotton gin

• morse code and the telegraph

• interchangeable parts

Urbanization refers to the growth of

• agriculture

• rural population

• cities