Industrial Revolution

Who invented the telegraph?

• Samuel Adams

• Samuel Morse

• Robert Fulton

• Francis Lowell

The first factories in the U.S. primarily focused on creating....

• Machines

• Textiles

• Material

• Cotton

Which group most likely received the greatest benefit from the invention of the cotton gin.

• factory managers

• Irish immigrants

• plantation owners

• textile workers

The combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to the

• industrial revolution

• adoption of gold standard

• era of good feelings

• formation of agricultural cooperatives

During the mid-1800s the development of the factory system in the United States contributed to .....

• a decline in number of immigrants

• the rapid growth of cities

• the overall lowering of standard of living

• a decrease in agricultural production

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built along swift flowing rivers primarily

• water was a major source of irrigation

• ships could easily deliver goods to factories

• water power was used to drive factory machines

• factory owners preferred to build on inexpensive land

Which is most likely the importance of the Erie Canal being built in 1825?

• connected the Mississippi River and the Hudson River making transportation of goods easier

• more water for the settlers to use for their crops

• loss of business in the port of New York

• the bankruptcy of several railroads

Mass Production led to:

• products being more superior in quality

• laborers received higher wages

• goods became less expensive

• industries moved to rural areas

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

• moving

• inflation

• colonization

• urbanization

This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal?

• flying shuttle

• spinning jenny

• steam engine

• cotton gin