USH Unit 10 Review 1

The shift from home-based industries to factories was called the...

• Industrial Revolution

• American System

• Interchangeable Parts

• Era of Good Feelings

Lowell Mill Girls...

• were usually married with children.

• could live wherever they wanted.

• did not have to worry about their social life and behavior because it had no effect on their job.

• received pay and educational advantages over other girls.

In what industry did industrialization begin in the United States?

• Communication

• Textile

• Railroads

• Steel manufacturing

The Erie Canal was built to complete the connection between the _____________ and ______________ which made travel faster and increased trade.

• Atlantic Ocean; Great Lakes

• Mississippi River; Lake Erie

• Pacific Ocean; Atlantic Ocean

• St. Lawrence River; Lake Erie

One of Eli Whitney's major contributions to American manufacturing was his idea for...

• the steam engine

• textile machinery

• the factory system

• interchangeable parts

Which man sneaked the plans for a spinning machine out of England and built a factory in Rhode Island?

• Eli Whitney

• Robert Fulton

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Samuel Slater

Americans owed their ability to travel upstream to an invention of the steamboat by...

• Samuel Slater

• Eli Whitney

• Robert Fulton

• Samuel Morse

The National Road was the first road...

• Built in the United States.

• To link cities in different states.

• Funded by the federal government.

• To charge a fee.

Francis Cabot Lowell's factory was characterized by...

• The introduction of the factory system in Massachusetts.

• The use of young women in his factory.

• Having all the steps in cloth production in one building

• All of these choices are correct.

Which of the following is true of the Industrial Revolution?

• The industrial revolution first began in France.

• The industrial revolution helped bring an end to slavery in America.

• All of these statements are true.

• The first industry to use machines and factories was textiles.