Test #8 - Industrial Revolution

Which of the following is NOT a reason why New England was the perfect place for the Industrial Revolution to begin in the United States?

• Many rivers and streams offered water power to run factory machinery

• Poor soil made farming difficult

• Substantial amount of slave labor

• The area had many ports

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Eli Whitney

• John Deere

• Samuel Slater

Which of the following was Eli Whitney’s idea?

• Telegraph

• Spinning Jenny

• Steel-tipped Plow

• Interchangeable Parts

What did interchangeable parts lead to?

• High prices for goods

• Mass production of goods

• Increase in unskilled workers

• Increase in agricultural development

Who memorized the designs of machines in a British factory and then started his own mill in which machines made cotton thread?

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Samuel Slater

• Peter Cooper

• Samuel Morse

Who improved on Slater’s Mill and started the factory system in the United States?

• Peter Cooper

• Samuel Morse

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Cyrus McCormick

What does the factory system mean?

• All manufacturing steps are completed in one place

• Skilled workers complete tasks by hand

• Slaves are transported to the north to work in factories

• Manufacturing steps are completed at different factories

How were Slater’s Mill and Lowell’s Mill different?

• They weren’t really different, just located in different areas

• Slater’s Mill not only made thread, it wove it into cloth

• Lowell’s Mill not only made thread, it wove it into cloth

• Slater’s Mill used machines and Lowell’s Mill did not

What does the Cotton Gin lead to?

• An increase in slavery

• An increase in cotton production

• Plantation owners growing rich

• All of the above

Which of the following describes the drawbacks of river travel?

• Most rivers flow south to north while most people were headed east or west AND moving upstream against the current was slow

• Most rivers flow east to west while most people were head north or south AND moving upstream against the current was slow

• Most rivers flow north to south while most people were headed east or west AND moving upstream against the current was slow

• Most rivers flow north to south while most people were headed east or west AND moving downstream with the current was slow