Industrialization & Transportation Review

• Invention of the cotton gin
• opening of lands along the Mississippi river
• growing demand for cheap labor

Which change occurred as a direct result of these developments?

• reduction in skilled workers in the north

• expansion of manufacturing into the west

• reduction of trade with European countries

• expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories

"production of goods moved from home to factories....major changes in transportation, communications, transformed the daily lives of Americans"

Which of the following was most responsible for the revolution described in this excerpt?

• expanded public education

• rapid technological innovation

• increased government spending

• rapid territorial expansion

• entrepreneurship
• Competition
• Private property
• profit motive
• consumer choice

Which of the following would be the best title for the list?

• Free Enterprise System

• Mercantile system

• Federalism

• Republicanism

How did the invention of the cotton gin contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?

• by reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton

• by increasing the time needed to cultivate cotton

• by increasing the profitability of slavery

• by reducing the demand for raw cotton

The invention of the steamboat most affected the U.S. economy by-

• decreasing the need for canals

• allowing more efficient movement of goods

• reducing the costs of settling in western territories

• transporting workers from southern states to northern states

How did the growth of the railway system during the 19th century affect the U.S. economy?

• by helping expand the commercial markets of U.S. businesses

• by making it easier for people in rural areas to work in urban factories

• by helping strengthen the economic ties between U.S. and British companies

• by permitting faster communication between corporate leaders and their employees

What did Samuel Morse invent?

• phonograph

• telegraph

• light bulb

• batteries

Which of the following was most responsible for the revolution described in this excerpt?

• Expanded public education

• Rapid territorial expansion

• Increased government spending

• Rapid technological innovation

Innovations such as interchangeable parts, the cotton gin, the spinning jenny and the steam engine brought about rapid industrialization because --

• Congress passed lower tariffs to protect American goods.

• The manufacturing process became faster, easier and more profitable.

• Farmers were able to produce more food for factory workers.

• New markets opened along the Pacific coast.

The innovation shown in this photograph most affected the U.S. economy by --

• Decreasing the need for canals.

• Allowing more efficient movement of goods.

• Transporting workers from southern to northern states.

• Reducing the costs of settling in western territories.