Social Reform, Industrial Revolution and Westward Expansion

Which of the following is a correct cause-effect relationship for this era?

• Reform movements led to expansion of slavery.

• New inventions led to immigration to England.

• Industrialism led to growth of cities.

• Inventions led to reform movements.

Most of the jobs that were created as a result of the Industrial Revolution were located in which region?

• Southeast

• Midwest

• Northwest

• Northeast

Which of the following greatly increased the United States' rate of urbanization in the 1800s?

• Improved methods of transportation

• Discovery of gold in the West

• Large number of slaves moving north

• Influx of immigrants to the South

Which of the following inventions led to the growth of slavery in the South?

• steamboat

• steel plow

• cotton gin

• McCormick Reaper

How did inventions such as the cotton gin, steel plow, steamboat, and telegraph affect the economy of the U.S.?

• they increased profits and productivity

• they led to the growth of labor unions

• they pushed farmers to move westward

• slowed down crop production

Who invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts?

• Samuel Morse

• Eli Whitney

• John Deere

• Cyrus McCormick

Who invented the telegraph?

• Samuel Morse

• Eli Whitney

• John Deere

• Samuel Slatter

Many women experienced expanded economic opportunities during the nineteenth century because —

• many men left to fight in a foreign war for several years

• raw materials from farms were in high demand by industry

• factory jobs provided many women independence and wages

• a constitutional amendment recognized women’s voting rights

Mass production led to:

• Products being more superior in quality
• goods became less expensive
• laborers received higher wages
• industries moved to rural areas

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

• Moving
• colonization
• inflation
• urbanization