Industrial Revolution and Reform Movements-Round 3

Why is Susan B. Anthony Important?

• She fought for Women's suffrage

• She designed the nations first flag

• She was a teacher and the fighting force behind the Mental Health Reforms

• She died in the Boston Massacre

United States in the Mid-1800s

• Cities grew rapidly

• Government regulation of factories increased

• Farms experienced a shortage of labor

• Demand for Artisans increased

During the early 1800s many young women in New Englad were employed outside their homes as-

• Staff reporters for local newspapers

• Legal counselors in state courts

• Teachers in Public Schools

• Cloth Weavers in Textile Mills

Which of the following was an argument made against slavery in the 13 Colonies?

• Quakers argued that slavery Violated Christian principles

• Manufactures argued that slavery discouraged the development of industry

• Farmers argued that using slave labor was expensive and inefficient

One major effect of opening the Erie Canal was

• The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased

• The cost of shipping goods increased

• The volume of trade passing through southern ports increased

Interchangeable parts lead directly to

• Creation of labor unions

• Shorter workdays

• Stricter Safety codes for factories

• Use of mass-production techniques

How did the factory system contribute to rapid industrialization

• Used more slave labor to produce goods

• Making the production of goods more efficient

• Making the production of goods more expensive

• It didn't contribute to industrialization

Which of these occured during early U.S. industrialization

• The institution of a five-day work week

• Labor Laws required safe working environments

• Production of goods transitioned from homes to factories

• Workers were required to attend school

Interchangeable parts, Mechanical reapers, Steam engines, and Steel plows made agriculture and industry

• More efficient with the production of goods

• More expensive for consumers

• Gave consumers less options of goods

Harriet Tubman is known for

• Being a conductor of the Northwest Railroad

• Being a President

• Her Women's Suffrage efforts

• Being a conductor of the Underground Railroad