Industrialization and reform era test review 2022 #3

The ninth resolution at the Seneca Falls Convention called for

• The right to marry who they wanted.

• The right to own property.

• The right vote.

• The right to run for political office.

How did the building of the railroads across the Great Plains impact the environment?

• Towns were built along the railroad tracks.

• Coal mines were dug to provide coal for the locomotive engines.

• Bridges were built so that the railroads could lay track over rivers.

• All are true

what were the Effects of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin and the Textile mills in the north?

• Efficient transportation, caused prices to decrease

• Expanded slavery and plantations in the South.

• move people & goods, efficient

• Pollution & Child Labor

How did the Cotton Gin affect slavery?

• Plantation owners needed less slaves.

• It didn't affect it.

• Plantation owners needed more slaves.

• Plantation owners no longer needed slaves.

The Northern economy depended on ____________________. (check all that apply)

• factories

• slave labor

• immigrants

• agriculture

• roads and railroads

The Northern economy depended on ____________________. (check all that apply)

• factories

• slave labor

• immigrants

• agriculture

• roads and railroads

How did most Northerners feel about slavery?

• They wanted to abolish (get rid of) slavery everywhere in the US

• They thought it was one of the most important parts of the economy.

How were women affected by the growth of textile industries?

• Women bought more textiles

• Young women moved to work in textile mills for economic opportunity

• Women gained the right to vote

• Women moved to the South to find jobs

"Using machines for work in a factory" is known as:

• Industry

• Raw Materials

• Mechanization

• Carpetbaggers

Which immigrant group provided labor to build the transcontinental railroad and in the factories in the northeastern United States ?

• Irish

• Chinese

• French

• English