Industrialization & Reform STAAR Questions (16, 17, 18)

Which of these occurred during early U.S. industrialization? 8.28(B)

• Manufacturers instituted a five-day workweek.

• Labor laws required factories to provide a safe working environment.

• Workers were required to attend schools to develop technical skills.

• Production of goods transitioned from homes to factories.

How did the growth of these organizations most affect the role of women in U.S. society? 8.24(A)

• By providing economic opportunities for women in urban areas

• By expanding the participation of women in social reform

• By increasing the number of women teachers in rural areas

• By securing the establishment of private universities for women

Between 1846 and 1855 the population of Ireland decreased by a third, including the approximately 1.5 million Irish immigrants who left for the United States. What was the primary reason for this migration? 8.23(A)

• Massive unemployment resulting from British occupation

• Political unrest during an economic recession

• Famine caused by a major crop failure

• Civil war between Catholics and Protestants

The Hudson River School artists were influenced by the — 8.26(A)

• success of social reform movements in the United States

• migration of settlers to the U.S. frontier

• natural landscape of the United States

• environmental effects of U.S. industrialization

These environmental modifications were made in order to construct — 8.11(B)

• permanent housing for immigrants in urban areas

• canals that linked the Midwest to the Northeast

• a transcontinental railroad

• a harbor on the Mississippi River

Which factor accounts for this trend? 8.13(B)

• The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements.

• Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders.

• Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections.

• The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in cities.

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

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

Which sentence best completes this diagram? 8.23(B)

• Cities grew rapidly.

• Demand for artisans increased.

• Farms experienced a shortage of labor.

• Government regulation of factories increased.