Unit 7: The North

By 1860 where were most of the country’s goods manufactured?

• Northeast

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Southwest

Which invention filled the need for a method of communication that kept up with industrial growth and fast-paced travel?

• telegraph

• steam engine

• railroads

• mechanical reaper

What did John Deere invent in 1837?

• steel-tipped plow

• Morse code

• clipper ship

• telegraph

Which invention ensured that raising wheat would remain the main economic activity in the Midwestern prairies?

• mechanical horse

• mechanical reaper

• steel thresher

• steel-tipped plow

The Midwest was connected to the East by 1860 because of

• the invention of the steamboat

• the growth of cities

• the growing system of railroad tracks

• the development of canals

The system of canals and the invention of the steamboat encouraged the growth of cities.

• true

• false

After the invention of revolutionary farming methods, settlers left the Great Plains area.

• true

• false

The sewing machine decreased the rate at which clothing was produced.

• false

• true

The steamboat, the steam-powered locomotive, the sewing machine, the telegraph, and the steel-tipped plow were some of the major innovations of the 1800s.

• true

• false

What problem did women face in the workplace?

• discrimination

• literacy

• innovation

• promotion