Chapter 11 Section 2 Quiz

1. Because of the Industrial Revolution, cities grew ________ due to urbanization, but they also became dirty and unhealthy places to live.

Which invention allowed factories in the East to communicate with markets in the West more quickly?

• thresher

• steamboat

• telegram

• reaper

Which invention carried more cargo and were fast and better for trading?

• telegram

• mechanical reaper

• steamboats & clipper ships

• thresher

Which invention eliminated the need for farm laborers and moved these workers to the factories and shops in the North?

• Clipper ships

• Mechanical reapers & threshers

• Steamboats

• Railroads

What did Robert Fulton invent?

_______________ by the 1850s linked many towns with cities and factories and opened new markets for the northern economy.

Which of the following is NOT a reason people immigrated to the U.S. during the mid-1800s?

• Opportunity to buy cheap land.

• Famine in their own country.

• Job opportunities as well as failed revolutions in their own country.

• Cheap passage on the Clermont was available.

________________ - a group of people that wanted laws to limit immigration.

Which of the following opinions would a nativist be most likely to express or say?

• The knowledge gained from studying other cultures is valuable.

• America belongs only to white Protestants born in the United States.

• The United States should be proud to welcome immigrants.

• We should seek to promote equal opportunity for all people.

_____________ ____________ led to increased production and lower prices.