Industrial revolution lowman test review

Which of the following events led to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?

• Declaration of Independence

• Colonization

• War of 1812

• Monroe Doctrine

How did this invention change the institution of slavery?

• Allowed more cotton to be grown needing more slaves in Northern factories

• Made cotton less profitable ending slavery

• did not change slavery at all

• Allowed more cotton to be grown needing more slaves on Southern plantaitions

What does interchangeable parts do to help manufactured goods more available?

• Mass production makes more product available

• less products made it difficult for people to buy

• companies were not able to move the product easily

• made prices of products go up

What does improved transportation do to make the USA better?

• made prices go up to pay for the better transportation

• people did not have access to products

• no change to the way products moved or the prices

• faster movement of goods caused prices to go down

What kind of economy has little government interference, people making and selling their products, and prices set by what people will pay for them?

• Command economy

• Mercantilism

• Free enterprise

• American System

Why did the North and South create different types of economies?

• South had no place to be able to build factories

• The South did not like to plant crops

• Northerners wanted more slaves

• the geographical differences of the areas

Operations are made in one day with its aid, which could not be done in two to four weeks by mail…”

-Richard B. DuBoff, Research in Economic History, Vol. 8, pp. 253-77

What did the invention above help to improve?

• the ability to produce cotton faster

• longer wait times for mail

• faster communication

• an increase in slavery

Why do people move to cities starting in the 1820's?

• to be closer to Native Americans

• better jobs and opportunity

• get away from overcrowded farms

• wanted a worse place to live

Women began doing what activity because of the Industrial Revolution?

• working

• voting

• no change

• ran for President

What change did the Erie Canal have on America?

• allowed for more slaves in Northern states

• created more factories in the South

• It did nothing

• Increased amount of goods transported from the west to the east