Ch 9 - 10

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 

Led to a canal boom in the United States thanks to the success New York had

• Central Canal 
• Erie Canal
• Wabash Canal 
• Ohio Canal 

In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• United States
• France
• Great Britain

Who invented the steel plow?

• Cyrus McCormick
• John Deere
• Samuel Slater
• Robert Fulton

How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?

• New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
• New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.

Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?

• wood and peat
• oil and natural gas
• coal and iron
• cotton and tobacco

England is an island. Why was this an advantage during the Industrial Revolution?

• It wasn't an advantage.
• It made it more difficult for other countries to steal England's ideas.
• England has many ports and rivers which allow easier worldwide trade.
• England had tropical weather, which allowed more crops to be grown.

The system in which the government owns and controls the means of production, such as mines and factories, is called?

• fascism
• socialism
• capitalism
• mercantilism

Who designed the first efficient steam engine?

• James Hargreaves
• John Kay
• Richard Arkwright
• James Watt