Industrial Revolution and Reform Movements, STAAR Review

What is a characteristic of the free enterprise system?

• Most private property is held in common and shared by everyone.

• Government officials make most economic decisions.

• There is a general agreement on all tax policies.

• Individuals enjoy freedom to produce and buy most goods and services.

In the 1840s, Seneca Falls, New York, became the scene of an important convention for ---

• women's rights

• labor union organization

• temperance reform

• prison reforms

Prior to 1850, what was the primary reason that the North developed an economy increasingly, based on manufacturing while the South continued to rely more on an agricultural-based economy?

• Protective tariffs applied only to Northern seaports.

• Slavery in the North promoted rapid economic growth.

• Manufacturers failed to make a profit in the South.

• Geographic conditions supported different types of economic activity.

What is an important effect of the "Second Great Awakening"?

• Andrew Jackson was elected President.

• President Jackson refused to renew the National Bank.

• Protestant Evangelicals sought to end slavery and achieve other reforms.

• Congress supported the First Amendment separating Church and state.

In the early 1800s, urbanization was mainly the result of the ---

• shortage of land for new farms

• federally funded national roads

• impact of industrialization

• migration of Native American Indians

The Declaration of Sentiments, adopted at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, was significant because it ---

• promoted the idea of equal rights for women

• demanded the immediate abolition of slavery

• called for the prohibition of alcoholic beverages

• asked government to restrict harmful business practices

An increase in the number of factories in the early 1800s in the United States contributed to ---

• an increase in the urban population

• an increase in dependence on foreign laborers

• a decrease in the amount of water and air pollution

• a decrease in dependence on steam power

In what way did the ideas of the Declaration of Sentiments differ from the ideas found in the Declaration of Independence?

• The Declaration of Sentiments was written by Thomas Jefferson.

• The Declaration of Independence granted voting rights to men and women.

• The Declaration of Independence supported the idea of nullification.

• The Declaration of Sentiments included the equality of men and women.

The use of interchangeable parts in the manufacture of goods advanced the growth of the manufacturing industry because it ---

• allowed the continuation of the domestic system

• permitted large quantities of goods to be mass produced at lower cost

• made it possible for unskilled workers to operate machines

• brought an end to the common abuse of factory workers

During the early 1800s, major improvements to the nation's system of trade were made with all of the following except the ---

• construction of canals

• use of steamboats on rivers

• completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

• construction of toll roads