APWH Unit 6 Review

The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.

• French Revolution
• Machine Revolution
• Industrial Revolution
• Technological Revolution

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• George Washington
• Eli Whitney

_______________ are pieces made to fit many machines or tools.

• Interchangeable parts
• Fixed parts
• Limited parts
• New parts

Why did river travel improve during the 1800s?

• because of the invention of the steam engine
• because of the invention of stagecoaches
• because of the invention of the reaper
• because rivers were getting faster every year

What did Samuel Morse invent?

• the steam engine
• the steamboat
• the telegraph machine
• the telephone

the process of moving from an agricultural society, in which most goods are handmade, to a society that thrives on machine-manufactured goods

• textile
• economy
• industrialization
• technology

Why were railroads so important during this time?

• they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
• they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
• people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city

In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• United States
• France
• Great Britain

Which European country controlled India from 1757 -1948?

• France
• Great Britain
• Spain
• Germany

Which colonial power played the game with natives and used local leaders?

• Great Britain
• France
• Germany
• Spain