Unit 9 test review

Which American inventor built the first safe, practical steamboat, Clermont?

• Robert Fulton

• James Watt

• Benjamin Franklin

• Eli Whitney

Which two bodies of water were linked by the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825?

• Hudson River and Lake Erie

• Potomac River and Atlantic Ocean

• Chesapeake Bay and Gulf of Mexico

• Lake Champlain and Long Island Sound

Which phrase accurately describes the term industrial revolution?

• a system of tariffs that restricts firms from selling products in other countries

• a transformation in the way workers are hired and paid for their labor

• a labor tactic that promotes work stoppages and strikes to obtain better wages

• a new system of producing goods by using machines rather than manual labor

Which new transportation route was intended to stretch from the East Coast to the Mississippi River and was financed by the federal government?

• National Road

• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

• Erie Canal

• Massachusetts Turnpike

Which describes a major advantage of steamboats over other vessels?

• They could float in shallower water than a canal boat.

• They required less fuel than a sailing ship.

• They had a very good safety record.

• They allowed for travel against a river's current.

Which does not describe a way that growing American cities used rivers in the mid-1800s?

• to provide drinking water

• to power mills

• to generate electricity

• to move goods by steamboat

Which does not describe a benefit enjoyed in the mid-1800s by American cities that grew up along rivers?

• water power for mills and factories

• transportation by steamboat

• hydroelectric power

• drinking water

Why were many mill workers women and children?

• They had more skills and education than men.

• They enjoyed getting out of their cramped apartments.

• They accepted lower wages than men.

• They petitioned Congress to be allowed to work.

Which does not describe a hardship of working in a mill or mine?

• dangerous conditions

• poor wages

• paid vacations

• filthy air

Which invention is Eli Whitney best known for?

• spinning jenny

• cotton gin

• reaper

• steamboat