Industrialization

During the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as?

• crew members on cargo ships.
• cloth weavers in textile mills.
• H staff reporters for local newspapers.
• legal counselors in state courts.

These innovations below in agriculture and industry resulted in?

• higher consumer costs.
• decreased profits for investors.
• less consumer choice.
• more efficient production of goods.

Which factor accounts for this trend below?  

• The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements.
• Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders.  
• Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections.  
• The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in cities. 

How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization?

• Manufacturers produced goods to export overseas.
• Labor unions were formed to protect mill workers.
• Workers moved closer to manufacturing centers.
• Industrialists invested in cotton plantations.

Which type of economy is best described by these characteristics below?

• Subsistence farming.
• Free enterprise.
• Mercantilism.
• Socialism.

Which of these occurred during early U.S. industrialization?  

• Manufacturers instituted a five-day workweek.  
• Labor laws required factories to provide a safe working environment.  
• Workers were required to attend schools to develop technical skills.  
• Production of goods transitioned from homes to factories.  

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• Cities grew rapidly.

• Demand for artisans increased.

• Farms experienced a shortage of labor.

• Government regulation of factories increased.

What was one result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800’s?

• Sectional differences increased.

• The federal government prohibited immigration.

• Job opportunities.

• Fewer public lands were devoted to transportation.

How did advancements in industrial technologies affect businesses during the late nineteenth century?

• By making handcrafted goods more affordable.

• By improving production methods and increasing competition.

• By forcing producers to manufacture multiple products.

• By causing an increase in wages for factory workers.

This list describes the nineteenth-century experience of immigrants from-

• Italy

• China

• Germany

• Japan