Unit 6 Pre-Test

1. In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin in the mid-1700s?

• The United States

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

2. Why did people begin to resent or not like the increased presence of immigrants in the United States in the early 1800s?

• They had too much power and influence

• They were unwilling to look for jobs

• They refused to join labor unions

• They would work for relatively low wages, or pay

3. Who developed the cotton gin in 1793?

• Robert Fulton

• Cyrus McCormick

• Eli Whitney

• Samuel Morse

4. Which was true about factory conditions in the early decades of the 19th century?

• Children as young as 5 were sometimes employed in factories

• Workers usually worked shifts lasting over ten hours a day

• Working conditions were typically loud, dark, and unsafe

• All of the above answers are correct

5. Who was known as the "Father of the Factory System" in the United States because he helped establish the first water-powered textile mill in the US in 1793?

• Francis Lowell

• Samuel Slater

• Cyrus McCormick

• Robert Fulton

6. The Industrial Revolution changed the way people worked by -

• having them use machines to do jobs previously done by hand

• increasing wages or pay for workers who had no skills

• combining many small tasks into one job

• making the pace of work slower

7. Which best explains the impact of Eli Whitney's cotton gin on slavery?

• It made growing and picking cotton easier, so many enslaved people were set free

• Many enslaved people were trained to operate the new invention

• It created a cotton boom in the United States and increased the need for enslaved people

• Many enslaved people were either killed or injured working with the cotton gin

8. Why did railroads have a greater impact on American society than did canals and steamboats?

• The government paid for railroad construction

• Railroads cost less to build, provided faster transport, and could carry more weight

• Canals and steamboats did not connect farmers to cities

• People enjoyed riding more on trains than steamboats