Week 16: Industry, Economics and Immigrants

The Industrial Revolution caused many people to leave farms in the country and move to the _________________.

The cotton gin was invented by _______________________.

John Deere invented ____________________

• the cotton gin

• the steel plow

• the mechanical loom

• the steam engine

The Industrial Revolutions caused many problems in cities including __________________________.

• increased slavery

• dirty cities

• crowded cities

• using simple machines

• pollution from factories

During the War of 1812, British ships _____________________ U.S. seaports which kept goods from being shipped from our country.

• embargoed

• repealed

• abolished

• blockaded

_________________________ is the amount of a product that a business has for sale.

____________________________ is the amount of product that people want to buy.

A free trade economy, capitalism, gives people the freedom to _________________________

• own a home

• have religious freedom

• earn and spend money

• free speech

• own property

Large groups of immigrants came from ___________________.

• Ireland

• Germany

• China

• All of the above

Most immigrants came to the U.S. to find __________________ opportunity.