American Industrial Revolution

Which word best describes the method of mass production in which a worker is responsible for one small task to be repeated over and over.

• Dis-assembly line

• assembly line

• labor union

• monopoly

the way that a society or nation produces and distributes goods and services

• textile
• economy
• technology
• industrialization

In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• United States
• France
• Great Britain

Where were most factories built?

• in the mountains
• in the desert
• along rivers

Who invented the first cotton-spinning mill?

• Eli Whitney
• Robert Fulton
• Francis Cabot Lowell
• Samuel Slater

Who invented the first factory that combined machines which spun cotton into yarn with power looms?

• Samuel Morse
• Francis Cabot Lowell
• Elias Howe
• Cyrus McCormick

Who invented cotton gin and interchangeable parts?

• John Deere
• Eli Whitney
• Samuel Slater
• Elias Howe

One of the most significant economic effects of the War of 1812 was--

• the decline of slavery in the North
• the development of American manufacturing
• the addition of two new amendments
• the reliance on cottage industry

Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

• Jobs in factories
• Jobs on the farm
• Family
• Friends

Mass production led to:

• Products being more superior in quality
• goods became less expensive
• laborers received higher wages
• industries moved to rural areas