Industrial Revolution Quiz

During the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as?

• Crew members on cargo ships

• cloth weavers in textile mills

• staff reporters for local newspaper

• legal counselors in state court

What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?

• The cost of shipping goods on eastern roads increased

• The number of ships passing through northern ports increased

• The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased

• The volume of trade passing through southern ports increased

Which of these was an effect of the industrial revolution on U.S. women in the early nineteenth century?

• Women in unions gained bargaining power with employees

• The government passed laws to improve safety for women in the workplace

• Women seeking work migrated from rural communities to cities

• State governments called conventions in support of women's suffrage

How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization ?

• Manufactures produced goods to export overseas

• Labor unions were formed to protect mill workers

• Workers moved closer to manufacturing centers

• Industrialist invested in cotton plantations

After the war of 1812, thousands of settlers and immigrants moved to the western frontiers of the United States in search of farming and business opportunities. In response, the government began building roads. The transportation network was intended to ?

• promote the free-enterprise system

• Establish federal control over the industry

• discourage the organization of new territories

• prevent border disputes between states

The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the ?

• formation of the patent system

• creation of labor unions

• use of mass-production techniques

• eight-hour workdays

How did the plantation system influence the economic development of the United States?

• It prevented the development of industry in the Northwest

• It turned the South into a major producer of cotton used in the northern mills

• it restricted agricultural expansion in the western territories

• It increased Federal dependency on tariffs for revenue

The growth of railroads during the Nineteenth century affected U.S. business by ?

• discouraging Congress from instituting tariffs

• increasing the cost of raw materials

• decreasing the wages of unskilled workers

• opening new markets for goods

The innovation shown in this photograph most affected the U.S. economy by ?

• decreasing the need for canals

• allowing more efficient movement of goods

• reducing the costs of settling in western territories

• trasporting workers from southern states to northern states

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Eli Whitney
• Jo Anderson
• Cyrus McCormick
• Robert Fulton