STAAR REVIEW: Industrial Revolution / Reform

Who invented the telegraph in 1840?

• James Hargreaves
• John Deer
• Samuel Morse
• John Montressor

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Eli Whitney
• John Deere
• Robert Fulton
• Cyrus McCormick

Why did the invention of the cotton gin lead to an increase in the number of slaves in the South?

• It needed to be repaired a lot
• More slaves were needed to clean the cotton
• Lots of slaves were needed to produce and harvest more cotton

What invention turned rivers into busy routes for traders and travelers.

• Railroads

• Steamboat

• Telegraph

• Mechanical Reaper

Who invented the steamboat 1804?

• Cyrus Mc Cormick
• Elias Howe
• Samuel F.B. Morse
• Robert Fulton

What invention allowed parts to be exchanged or repaired.

• Interchangeable Parts

• Telegraph

• Steel Plow

• Railroad

The invention discussed in this article led directly to -

• the expansion of educational opportunities for women

• rapid communication of information to distant locations

• the increased ability of people to work at night

• rapid population growth in the western territories

The completion of the Erie Canal played a key role in which development?

• New York City becoming a vital commercial center with the country's busiest seaport

• New Orleans becoming a leader in manufacturing and overseas trade

• Washington, D.C., becoming the cultural and political center of the nation

• Boston becoming one of the country's largest transportation hubs

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 employers.

• 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.

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