INDUSTRIALIZATION & URBANIZATION

One impact of the early expansion of the system of railroads on the physical environment of

the United States was —

• the movement of tons of rock and debris for construction through mountains

• a decline in the price of agricultural products from farms in western territories

• the construction of dams and reservoirs for the water to power steam engines

• an ability of citizens to travel faster between major cities in northeastern states

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

• Abolition Movements in the North during the 1800s

• Expansion of Slavery in the South during the 1800s

• Rapid Industrialization in the North during the 1800s

• Increased Immigration to the West during the 1800s

The laissez-faire economic policies of the United States during the nineteenth century led to

• a system of protective tariffs

• the creation of a national bank

• a largely unregulated market for industry

• a decline in immigration to western states

The development of a national market for goods and services within the United States was

largely a result of —

• tariffs on manufactured goods

• government safety regulations

• improvements in transportation

• increased demand for cheap labor

Which statement best describes a result of industrialization in the United States during the

mid-nineteenth century?

• People moved to cities in search of economic opportunity.

• Farmers began to cultivate land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Native peoples were forcibly relocated to western territories.

• Government officials began to promote the idea of Manifest Destiny.

The Bessemer steel process affected westward expansion in the United States by enabling

• clipper ships to be built in order to transport passengers from the East Coast to the

  West Coast

• interstate canal systems to be built in order to transport agricultural goods from west

  to east

• Conestoga wagons to be built in order to carry people and goods to the West

• railroads to be built in order to carry people and goods to the West

Positive Outcomes: Created New Jobs, Improved Transportation and Produced new goods.

Negative Outcomes: Loss of Natural Habitat, Pollution, and _____________

Which BEST completes the list?

• child labor nations

• women in the workforce

• poor working conditions

• the creation of highways

What resulted from the advances in transportation and industry that occurred in America between the end of the Civil War and 1900?

• Thousands of people migrated to the West to escape the segregated South.

• Thousands of African-Americans migrated to the South because Reconstruction had ended.

• Thousands of people migrated from rural areas to Northern cities like New York, Chicago, and Pittsburgh.

• The U.S. government spent millions of dollars to complete a canal system to link Northern cities to the Mississippi River.

How did American industrial leaders earn great wealth during the late 1800s?

• by forming labor unions for workers

• by using mainly slave or forced labor

• by developing new farming techniques

• by creating monopolies and establishing trusts

What were the major developments that promoted the industrial revolution in the U.S.?

• Mass production

• Railroad

• New inventions

• All of the above