Industrial Revolution Review

The driving force behind people going into business is

• profit margin
• profit motive
• opportunity cost
• taxes

What is the image representing?

• Missouri Compromise

• Growth of slavery in the South

• The creation of the Erie Canal

• Era of Good Feelings

What is a free enterprise economic system?

• People can buy, sell, and produce whatever they want

• People are free to farm whatever land they own

• People are allowed steal the innovations of patented products as their own

• The Factory System

How did the invention of the steamboat impact the United States?

• The steamboat allowed enslaved people to escape to the North undetected.

• The steamboat allowed farmers to move agricultural products to market faster.

• The steamboat reduced the need for a Transcontinental Railroad.

• The steamboat encouraged increased trade with foreign countries.

Which milestone in transportation is described here?

What sparked the start of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

• The War of 1812

• The Missouri Compromise

• George Washington's Farewell Address

• The Embargo Act

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

• Low wages
• Safe working conditions
• Dangerous working conditions
• Widespread pollution

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

• Discrimination

• Colonization

• Inflation

• Urbanization

___________ allows for the faster movement of goods and raw materials to factories.

• Railroads

• Automobiles

• Steam Engines

• Mass Production

The Steam Engine led to the invention of ____________

• Planes

• Trains

• Cotton

• Electricity