Post Assessment: Industrial Revolution

In the 1840's, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the US to escape...

• civil war between Protestants and Catholics
• famine caused by the failure of a staple food crop
• series of violent conflicts between the British and Irish governments
• series of smallpox epidemics

What was one major effect of opening the Erie Canal?

• cost of shipping goods on eastern roads increased
• number of ships passing through northern ports decreased
• cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased
• volume of trade through southern ports increased

Which of these was an effect of the Industrial Revolution on US women in the early nineteenth century?

• women in unions gained bargaining power with employers
• government passed laws to improve safety for women in the workplace
• women seeking work migrated from rural communities to cities
• state governments called conventions for women's suffrage

How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization?

• manufacturers produced goods to export overseas
• labor unions were formed to protect mill workers
• workers moved closer to manufacturing centers
• industrialists invested in cotton plantations

The government began building roads as a response to thousands of settlers moving west after the War of 1812. This transportation network was intended to...

• promote free enterprise
• establish federal control over industry
• discourage the organization of new territories
• prevent border disputes between states

The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the...

• formation of a patent system
• creation of labor unions
• use of mass-production techniques
• eight-hour workday

The Bessemer steel process affected westward expansion in the US by enabling...

• clipper ships to be built in order to transport passengers from the East to West coast
• interstate canals systems to b built in order to transport agricultural goods from west to east
• Conestoga wagons to be built in order to carry goods and people to the west
• railroads to be built in order to carry people and goods to the west

Which pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the US in the mid-1800s?

• opportunity for free land in the midwest
• prospect of religious freedom
• economic boom in the west
• possibility of a free education

The steamboat most affected the US economy by...

• decreasing the need for canals

• allowing more efficient movement of goods

• reducing the cost of settling in the western territories

The growth of railroads during the nineteenth century affected US businesses by...

• discouraging Congress from instituting tariffs
• increasing the cost of raw materials
• decreasing the wages of unskilled workers
• openings new markets for goods