Industrialization

Another word for describing a big city is what?

• rural

• suburban

• urban

• super-politan

Which of the following is the reason people moved to cities?

• for the job opportunities

• to catch a smelly pole cat

• that is where the transcontinental railroad stopped

• to get away from the free farmland out west

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

Which of the following geographic factors contributed to the development of the plantation economy in the south?

• cold climate
• rocky soil
• lumber
• warm climate

Why were slaves imported into the southern colonies in the transatlantic slave trade?

• they were the labor force for plantations
• they were imported for factory work
• they were used to build railroads in the west

What crop led to the economic success of Jamestown?

• cotton
• indigo
• sugar
• tobacco

  How did the cold climate affect the economy of the northeast?

• colonists developed an economy based on trade, shipbuilding, and fish
• colonists developed large plantations to grow tobacco
• settlers rushed to New England to mine for gold

Which northern industry was helped by the invention of the cotton gin?

• lumber
• textiles
• mining

What is Free Enterprise?

• little government interference in private business
• total government interference in private business

Samuel Morse's innovation contributed to U.S. growth and development by--

• enabling instantaneous communication over long distances
• increasing the fuel efficiency of trains