Industrial Revolution Review Part 2

The War of 1812 resulted in...

• British blockade that created a shortage of manufactured

  good which led to rise of manufacturing in the north

• United States gained the territory known as the Mexican Cession

• The Erie Canal re-opened making the transportation of goods and people less cosltly

• The Proclamation of 1763 which gave the disputed territory of the Ohio River Valley to the British

Abundant resources means...

• Abundance of laborers

• Plentiful sources of lumber, farmland, rivers, etc.

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• Plentiful factory systems to produce more goods

The growing population in America meant...

• There were more people to work and a higher demand for goods

• There were more people to be in the Union army during the Civil War

• There were advances in medicine that allowed people to live longer

• There were more people to vote in the elections

Transportation improvements led to...

• Reduced cost and time of shipping and trade

• A boycott of British goods

• Higher shipping costs of goods and people

• Fewer people traveling by boat or train

Why did "cottage industry" come to an end?

• Too many people moved to the city.
• It was replaced by the factory system.
• The need for textiles decreased.
• Women who worked in cottage industries went on strike.

Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

• Jobs in factories
• Jobs on the farm
• Family
• Friends

Which is NOT an element of Free Enterprise?

• Profits

• Controlled by central authority

• Competition

• Buy and sell freely

Invented the Cotton Gin

• Eli Whitney 
• Henry Clay 
• Francis Lowell
• John Deere 

Steamboats and Railroads did all the following EXCEPT 

• Better relations with natives 
• Cities grew 
• Cut shipping costs 
• Made goods cheaper 

Which region developed an economy based on mining, ranching, and farming?

• West

• North

• South