Industrialization Day 3

• Invention of the cotton gin
• opening of lands along the Mississippi river
• growing demand for cheap labor

Which change occurred as a direct result of these developments?

• reduction in skilled workers in the north

• expansion of manufacturing into the west

• reduction of trade with European countries

• expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories

"production of goods moved from home to factories....major changes in transportation, communications, transformed the daily lives of Americans"

Which of the following was most responsible for the revolution described in this excerpt?

• expanded public education

• rapid technological innovation

• increased government spending

• rapid territorial expansion

The development of the factory system in the early 1800s caused -

• a decrease in free trade between nations

• an increase in government regulation of businesses

• an increase in production levels

• a decrease in immigration

These innovations below in agriculture and industry resulted in?

• higher consumer costs.
• decreased profits for investors.
• less consumer choice.
• more efficient production of goods.

Which factor accounts for this trend below?  

• The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements.
• Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders.  
• Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections.  
• The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in cities. 

These developments below occurred as a result of increased —

• industrialization
• westward migration
• expansion of U.S. territory
• government regulation of business

This list describes the nineteenth-century experience of immigrants from-

• Italy

• China

• Germany

• Japan

Which of these best completes the diagram above?

• The demand for slaves increases in the South.

• More textile factories are established in the South.

• The number of European immigrants arriving at southern port cities increases.

• More tobacco and food crops are cultivated on southern plantations.

The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that-

• the federal government had the power to pass and enforce tax laws

• a national military was needed for dealing with foreign threats

• the federal government could raise tariffs to protect industries

• a national court system was needed for resolving disputes between states

Which action completes this diagram?

• oversee state government agencies

• regulate the creation of new businesses

• establish a national bank

• eliminate protective tariffs