Ch. 8 Review - The Northeast: Building Industry

An important victory for factory workers came when __________.

• they organized into benevolent societies

• a court ruled they had the right to strike

• the cotton gin was introduced

• the factory system was launched

The first New England mills were all __________.

• gunpowder mills

• textile mills

• machine shops

• staffed by only men

What caused the Irish migration to the United States?

• a terrible potato famine

• a terrible tomato famine

• overpopulation in Ireland

• lack of work in Ireland

What was the first canal in the United States?

• Erie

• Chenango

• Susquehanna

• Mississippi

What four states were formed between 1791 and 1803?

• Ohio

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

• Vermont

• Illinois

During the Industrial Revolution, older port cities grew because they __________, __________, and __________.

• were centers of commerce and trade

• had agricultural opportunities

• attracted immigrants

• attracted new industries

By the 1850s, most states had accepted the idea that __________, __________, and __________.

• parents need to pay for education

• children should be required to attend school

• teachers should be trained

• schools should be free

__________ was the nation's largest city in the early 1800s.

• New Orleans

• Chicago

• Philadelphia

• New York

Why did many Irish immigrants take low-paying factory jobs?

• They had worked in factories in Ireland.

• They did not want to become servants.

• They were too poor to buy land.

• They liked to work.

Dorothea Dix devoted her life to __________.

• the women's rights movement

• women's education

• improving conditions for prisoners

• the temperance movement