American Industrial Revolution: With Vocabulary Words

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

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

Companies that create a production of goods for sale to the public, especially made in factories

• urbanization

• industry

• agrarian societs

• nullification

Before the United States adopted the factory system, most manufactured goods were imported from England and other European countries.

• True

• False

The process of making or producing goods on a large scale is called

• urbanization

• economy

• manufacturing

• transcontinental railroad

The Industrial Revolution lead to urbanization, immigration, and what?

• a decease of food production

• Rapid technological innovation

• a return to rural life

• Industrialization of the south

What industry was the first to make material of cloth?

• cotton gin

• capitalism

• railroad

• textile

How did new methods of mass production affect manufacturing in the United States?

• Prices of products went up.

• Products were made more quickly and cheaply.

• Fewer products were available for consumers to buy

• Products were made more slowly

How did new technology impact America's economy during the Industrial Revolution?

• It led to an increase in production costs for most goods.

• It created a need for more workers with college degrees.

• It increased the need for specialized workers to create unique products

• It switched the focus of the economy from agriculture to manufacturing.

What impact did the railroads have during this time period?

• Enabled the industrial Revolution to impact Western Expansion by travel

• It was able to utilize mass production of textiles to develop greater usage from people.

• It caused a mass migration of people from rural to urban areas

• It allowed for people to get gold from the Mississippi River at New Orleans

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

• Moving
• colonization
• inflation
• urbanization