Module 13 Test Review

The telegraph helped businesses ______________ and become more efficient.

• increase communication speed

• decrease cost

• increase shipping speed

• use steampower

Which of the following does NOT describes a result of the shift to steam-powered factories?

• workers received lower wages

• businesses were able to reduce shipping costs

• population sizes in cities increased

• competition for factory jobs decreased

At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, most factories ran on

• steampower

• windpower

• solar power

• waterpower

Which of the following correctly describes an effect that new inventions had on agriculture in the United Stated?

• The size of populations in rural areas decreased.

• The cost of production and labor costs increased.

• The number of people needed to work the land increased.

• The amount of crops farmers could plant and harvest decreased.

The ___________ was one invention that improved daily life at home.

• telegraph

• steam engine

• sewing machine

• tractor

The first American woman to hold a high-ranking position in the labor movement was ______________.

• Eli Whitney

• Molly Pticher

• Sarah G. Bagley

• Abigail Adams

The first locomotive in the US was built by

• Peter Cooper

• John Deere

• Eli Whitney

• Sarah G. Bagley

Workers would sometimes go on ___________ to force factory owners to meet their demands for better pay and working conditions.

• protest

• parole

• revolution

• strike

The ____________ industry, which produced cloth items, was the first to use machines for manufacturing.

• railroad

• farming

• textile

• cotton

In 1769, British entrepreneur ______________ invented a large spinning machine called the water frame, which could produce dozens of cotton threads at the same time.

• Richard Arkwright

• John Deere

• Peter Cooper

• Sarah G. Bagley