Unit 4 Review Change and Growth

Who invented bifocal eyeglasses and a clean-burning stove, and helped develop the U.S. postal system?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Dean

• John Deere

Who is credited with putting the concept of using mass-produced interchangeable parts into practice?

• DeWitt Clinton

• Eli Whitney

• Cyrus McCormick

• Peter Cooper

All of the following were inventions during the Industrial Revolution in the 1800's EXCEPT:

• steamboat

• electric washing machine

• railroad

• telegraph

Most industrial cities that benefited from industry and trade were located near what geographic feature?

• plains

• mountains

• rivers

• prairies

What effect did the cotton gin have on slave labor?

• The cotton gin was invented after slavery was made illegal in the U.S.

• The cotton gin had no effect on slave labor.

• The cotton gin decreased the demand for slave labor.

• The cotton gin increased the demand for slave labor.

Which region had the most railroads that allowed cities to grow faster than other regions?

• South

• West

• North

Who did the Lowell Mills originally recruit to work in the factories?

• enslaved Africans

• immigrants

• old retired farmers and merchants

• young girls and women

Built a steamboat with a powerful engine that allowed it to go upstream:

• Robert Fulton

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Eli Whitney

• James Monroe

Helped launch the factory system, in which all manufacturing steps are combined in one place:

• Robert Fulton

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Eli Whitney

• James Monroe

Invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts:

• Robert Fulton

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Eli Whitney

• James Monroe