Industrialization

The laissez-faire economic policies of the United States during the nineteenth century led to

• a system of protective tariffs

• the creation of a national bank

• a largely unregulated market for industry

• a decline in immigration to western states

The development of a national market for goods and services within the United States was

largely a result of —

• tariffs on manufactured goods

• government safety regulations

• improvements in transportation

• increased demand for cheap labor

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

Frederick Douglass contributed to the abolitionist reform movement by

• writing legislation that banned enslaving people

• informing others about his early life as in slavery

• created a secret route for escaped enslaved people

• running for president as a member of the Abolition Party

What was one major impact of this novel?

• The profits from book sales funded early labor organizations.

• Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing the abuse of slaves.

• The Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave laws.

• Support grew for the abolitionist movement.

What effect did the development of

standardized parts and machine tools

have on factory workers?

• Wages rose considerably.

• Working conditions improved.

• Fewer skills were required of

  workers.

• Fewer jobs were available to

  workers.

Which statement best describes a result of industrialization in the United States during the

mid-nineteenth century?

• People moved to cities in search of economic opportunity.

• Farmers began to cultivate land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Native peoples were forcibly relocated to western territories.

• Government officials began to promote the idea of Manifest Destiny.

The Bessemer steel process affected westward expansion in the United States by enabling

• clipper ships to be built in order to transport passengers from the East Coast to the

  West Coast

• interstate canal systems to be built in order to transport agricultural goods from west

  to east

• Conestoga wagons to be built in order to carry people and goods to the West

• railroads to be built in order to carry people and goods to the West

The Second Great Awakening was a movement that promoted —

• spiritual revival and the need for social reform

• the use of reason and scientific theory

• states’ rights and governmental reform

• mercantilism and the development of global trade

The Industrial Revolution describes a time when

• people rejected socialism and began calling for capitalism.
• people began to use the scientific method to find answers to their questions.
• work done by machines in factories replaced work done by hand.
• industrialized nations created overseas colonies.