Industrialization Effect in the United States - 28(B)

Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

• Jobs on the farm

• Friends

• Jobs in Factories

• Family

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Jim Morse

• Eil Whitney

• James Watt

• Edward Huber

What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?

• Very extravagant

• Strict housing regulations

• Crowded and unsanitary

• Spacious and luxurious

Who invented the telegraph?

• Edward Huber

• John Deere

• Samuel Morse

• James Watt

One effect of the cotton gin was that ___.

• slave increase as there more cotton that would be produce

• the seeds of the cotton plant no longer stuck to the fibers

• farmers could plant more cotton in limited space

• the need for enslaved labor decrease

What factor led many farmers, families and young women to move to cities during the 19th century?

• the educational opportunities at free universities

• the declining interest in westward expansion

• the constant fear of influenza outbreak

• the growing availability of factory jobs

which of the following was responsible for the increased production of steel from iron?/

• Bessemer process

• Steam engine

• Lowell system

• Steel Gin

What was the immediate impact of canals, steamboats, and railroads on the development of U.S. industry?

• highlight labor problems, bring social reform

• loss of crop soil resulting in a famine

• lowered the costs of transportation, making profits greater

• increased the number of immigrants, enlarging the labor force

How did the Industrial Revolution change the way we create goods?

• causing us to mass prediction and cheaper goods

• causing us to produce few products

• causing us to made better products

• causing us to made products from home

What happened to the price of shipping goods on steamboats as more people began using them?

• Price went up

• Price went down

• Price stay the same

• Price always changing