Chapter 11 Test Review

In which country did changes in the way goods were made in the mid-1700s first appear?

• Britain

• France

• Spain

• United States

Which revolution changed the way people worked?

• Industrial Revolution

• Machinery Revolution

• Modern Revolution

• Technology Revolution

Where did the United States' Industrial Revolution begin?

• Middle Atlantic

• New England

• the South

• the West

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Eli Whitney

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• James Rumsey

• Samuel Slater

How did the British try to protect their inventions?

• by building copies of machines that were used in the United States

• by prohibiting workers from sharing technology or leaving the country

• by using the factory system to combine all manufacturing steps in one place

• by using the idea of interchangeable parts

Whose mill launched the factory system?

• Eli Whitney

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• James Monroe

• Samuel Slater

Which of the following is one of the major elements of free enterprise?

• economic freedom

• interchangeable parts

• inventions

• motivation

Who was known as “The Great Compromiser” and believed strongly in the United States?

• Henry Clay

• James Monroe

• John C. Calhoun

• Samuel Slater

Created in 1823, what became an important part of American foreign policy?

• Adams-Onís Treaty

• Missouri Compromise

• Monroe Doctrine

• Rush-Bagot Treaty

What was available in New England that was needed to run factory machinery?

• cloth

• farm equipment

• ports

• waterpower