Industrialization Review Quiz

Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?

• The system of indentured servitude was banned

• The need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production.

• Improved transportation systems made it easier for workers to migrate.

• Advancements in technology led to the need for skilled workers.

- Invention of the cotton gin

- opening of lands along the Mississippi River

- Growing demand for inexpensive labor

What change occurred as a direct result of these developments?

• A reduction in the number of skilled workers in northern states

• The expansion of manufacturing into the western territories

• A reduction in trade with European countries

• The expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories

What was one result of these regional differences?

• Cities in the South emerged as centers for textile mills.

• Immigrants settled in the Midwest to establish small farms

• Slavery increased in the Northeast as industrialization expanded.

• Plantation systems in the South were replaced by large businesses.

One result of the trend shown in this table was the

• expansion of available labor

• creation of specialized trade guilds

• decrease in educational opportunities for women

• increase in production costs for manufacturers

Irish and Chinese immigrants are best remembered for performing which type of labor during the late nineteenth century?

• Building dams in the midwestern states

• Digging canals across northern states

• Building railroads in western territories

• Constructing bridges in southern states

Between 1846 and 1855 the population of Ireland decreased by a third, including the approximately 1.5 million Irish immigrants who left for the United States.  What was the primary reason for this migration?

• Massive unemployment resulting from British occupation

• Political unrest during an economic recession

• Famine caused by a major crop failure

• Civil war between Catholics and Protestants

Which pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the United States in the mid-1800s?

• An opportunity for free land in the Midwest

• The prospect of religious freedom

• An economic boom in the West

• The possibility of a free education

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• Cities grew rapidly.

• Demand for artisans increased.

• Farms experienced a shortage of labor.

• Government regulation of factories increased.

What was one result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s?

• Sectional differences increased.

• The federal government prohibited immigration.

• Job opportunities decreased.

• Fewer public lands were devoted to transportation.