Industrial Revolution

Which of the following IS NOT a factor led to industrialization?

• Plentiful natural resources

• Improved transportation

• Fewer workers available

• New Inventions

Which of the following factors led to URBANIZATION?

• New entertainment options

• Immigration

• Low populated areas

• Investment capital

What effect did the Cotton Gin have on the Southern States economy?

• It reduced slave labor in the South

• It increased the time needed to harvest cotton

• It made slavery more profitable

• It reduced the demand for cotton

What is the manufacturing method that produced large quantities of uniform pieces that could replace any other identical pieces?

• interchangeable parts

• Bessemer steel process

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Bessemer Steel Process

What effect did the steamboat have on the US economy?

• Increased settlement in the Western territories

• Made upriver travel possible

• Made for more efficient transportation

• Increased travel between the northern and southern states

• Decreased the cost of transporting goods

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the telegraph?

• Decreased transportation costs

• Increased communication

• Rapid communication over long distances

• The development of Morse Code

"This has changed the face of the iron industry, the most immediate impact will be the cheaper construction of rail lines and buildings."

The quote above explains the effects of the -

• factory system

• Bessemer steel process

• steam engine

• spinning jenny

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• To make China more powerful.

• To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

• To make Native Americans move off their land.

• To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

Using interchangeable parts for creating goods advanced the growth of industry because it-

• allowed the continuation of the domestic system
• permitted large quantities of goods to be mass produced at lower cost
• made it possible for unskilled workers to operate machines
• brought an end to the common abuse of factory workers

The completion of the Erie Canal played a key role in which development?

• New York City becoming a vital commercial center with the country's busiest port

• New Orleans becoming a leader in manufacturing and overseas trade

• Washington DC becoming the cultural and political center of the nation

• Boston becoming one of the country's largest transportation hubs