Industrialization

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

Many women experienced expanded economic opportunities during the nineteenth century

because

• many men left to fight in a foreign war for several years

• raw materials from farms were in high demand by industry

• factory jobs provided many women independence and wages

• a constitutional amendment recognized women’s voting rights

Frederick Douglass contributed to the abolitionist reform movement by

• writing legislation that banned enslaving people

• informing others about his early life as in slavery

• created a secret route for escaped enslaved people

• running for president as a member of the Abolition Party

What effect did the development of

standardized parts and machine tools

have on factory workers?

• Wages rose considerably.

• Working conditions improved.

• Fewer skills were required of

  workers.

• Fewer jobs were available to

  workers.

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.

What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?

• The cost of shipping goods on eastern roads increased.

• The number of ships passing through northern ports decreased.

• The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased.

• The volume of trade passing through southern ports increased.

Which form of transportation was

MOST important to development west

of the Mississippi River during the 19th

century?

• steamboats

• railroads

• canals

• roads

Why did The Knights of Labor and The American Federation of Labor develop?

• The increased need to protect workers interests.

• The decreased power of political machines.

• The increased demand for skilled workers.

• The decreased profitability of the agricultural sector.

The owner of Carnegie Steel Company and gave most of his money to philanthropy:

• Andrew Carnegie

• William Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• J.P. Morgan

The owner of Standard Oil Company:

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt