Industrialization and Reform

Which statement best describes a result of industrialization in the United States in the mid 19th Century?

• People moved to cities in search of economic opportunities

• Native peoples were forcible relocated to western territories.

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

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

The majority of factories during the Industrial Revolution were in which part of the country?

• The South

• The West

• The Northeast

• The Midwest

The factory system made:

• Production of goods more efficient

• Slavery not necessary

• Goods more expensive

• The West explode in population

Many women experienced expanded economic opportunities during the Industrial revolution because

• Many men had died in the War of 1812 and women replaced them in the workforce.

• Factory jobs provided many women independence and wages.

• Raw materials from farms were in high demand by industry.

• The 19th Amendment recognized women's voting rights.

The cotton gin had what impact on the south?

• It increased the need for slaves because it became much more difficult to harvest cotton

• It decreased the need for slaves because it made the harvest of cotton much more efficient

• It increased the need for slaves because plantation owners planted more cotton and needed more slaves to help plant and harvest those large crops

• It decreased the need for slaves because it killed the cotton industry

Which invention allowed for almost-instantaneous communication across the country?

• Railroads

• The telegraph

• The cotton gin

• Interchangeable Parts

Why were interchangeable parts so significant?

• They allowed production of goods to be more efficient

• It was the first time that guns could me manufactured

• They reduced the number of slaves needed in factories

What was the single most important factor to the rapid growth of cities in the West?

• The discovery of gold in California

• The building of the National Road

• The building of canals

• The expansion of the railroads

Shipping costs were reduced and cities grew in the Northeast because of

• The opening of the Erie Canal

• The Transcontinental Railroad

• The building of tollroads

• The invention of the cotton gin

John Deere's invention of the Steel Plow had what effect?

• It reduced the labor required for farming

• Increased the need for irrigation

• Complete deforestation in the West

• Reduced the need for slaves harvesting cotton