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Industrialization and Reform

Authored by David Kuhns

History

8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

The South

The West

The Northeast

The Midwest

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The factory system made:

Production of goods more efficient

Slavery not necessary

Goods more expensive

The West explode in population

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Railroads

The telegraph

The cotton gin

Interchangeable Parts

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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