GT AH Industrial Revolution

Which events were effects of the War of 1812?

Select THREE Answers

• Increased American patriotism

• Great Britain stopped the practice of impressment

• Growth of manufacturing in the US

• Purchase of the city of New Orleans

• Great Britain lost control of Canada

Which action contributed to the beginning of the War of 1812?

• Seizure of American ships by the Spanish navy

• Attacks on American ships by Barbary Coast pirates

• Impressment of American sailors into the British navy

• Violations of American fishing rights on the Great Lakes

Which effect did the technological innovation of the interchangeable parts have on the U.S. economy?

• It increased the efficiency of mass-producing goods.

• It increased the labor costs for manufacturing goods.

• It increased the time required to manufacture goods.

• It increased the prices of finished goods.

Which of the following was a cause of the War of 1812 that forced Americans to make their own goods?

• British invaded Canada

• Fire destroyed Washington D.C.

• British controlled American Indian trade

• The War blocked British imports

The list describes some contributions to American culture by German immigrants.

Which statement describes the impact these contributions had on American culture?

• Public demand for live orchestral performances decreased.

• People started celebrating the new year with families.

• People began to distribute candy every fall in their neighborhoods.

• Families were encouraged to send young children to school.

Which title best completes this diagram?

• Innovations in the Cottage Industry

• Causes of Rural Development

• Expansion of Employees’ Rights

• Reasons for Urbanization

Match the following

• To avoid famine caused by potato crop failure

• Irish

• To find work building the railroad in the western United States

• Chinese

• To escape harsh economic conditions

• Both Irish and Chinese

How did advancements in industrial technologies affect businesses during the late nineteenth century?

• By making handcrafted goods more affordable

• By improving production methods and increasing competition

• By forcing producers to manufacture multiple products

• By causing an increase in wages

  for factory workers

One result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s was...

• decreased sectional differences

• increased sectional differences

• no change in sectional differences

What contributed to the spread of slavery within the United States in the early to mid-1800s?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Technological innovations such as the cotton gin

• Formation of groups, such as abolitionists, in the North

• Increase in exports from European nations

• Profitability of cash crops in the Southern states

• Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in the West