Industrial Revolution

Which factor encouraged more immigrants to settle in northern states than southern states during the mid-nineteenth century?

• 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?

• 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?

• Cities grew rapidly.

• Demand for artisans increased.

• Farms experienced a shortage of labor.

• Government regulation of factories increased.

One environmental consequence of the large-scale cultivation of cotton in the South was --

• widespread soil eshaustion caused by decades of farming.

• drought caused by overuse of river water to irrigate farmland.

• air pollution caused by the use of cotton givs.

• widespread water contamination caused by fertilizer runoff.

How did advancements in industrial technologies affect businesses during the late nineteenth century?

• By making handcrafted goods more affordable.

• By improving production methods and increasing competition.

• By forcing producers to manufacture multiple products.

• By causing an increase in wages for factory workers.

The invention discussed in this article led directly to --

• the expansion of educational opportunities for women.

• rapid communication of information to distant locations.

• the increased ability of people to work at night.

• rapid population growth in the western territories.

What was one result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800's?

• Sectional differences increased.

• The federal government prohibited immigration.

• Job opportunities decreased.

• Fewer public lands were devoted to transportation.

How did this invention contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?

• By reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton.

• By increasing the time needed to cultivate cotton.

• By increasing the profitability of slavery.

• By reducing the demand for raw cotton.

Which of these occurred during early U.S. industrialization?

• 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.

These environmental modifications were made in order to construct --

• permanent housing for immigrants in urban areas.

• canals that linked the Midwest to the Northeast.

• a transcontinental railroad.

• a harbor on the Mississippi River.