Quiz 6: Industry

What was one effect of the cotton gin in the United States?

• Improved soil Fertility

• Expansion of mercantilism

• Increased efficiency of crop irrigation

• Expansion of the plantation system

How did the growth of the railway system during the nineteenth century affect the U.S. economy?

• By helping expand the commercial markets of U.S. Companies

• By making it easier for people in rural areas to work in urban factories

• By helping strengthen the economic ties between the U.S. and British companies.

• By permitting faster communication between corporate leaders and their employees

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

• New Orleans becoming a leader in manufacturing and overseas trade.

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

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

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

Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?

• The system of indentured servitude was banned

• Improved transporation systems made it easier for workers to migrate

• The need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production

• Advancement in technology led to the need for skilled workers

How did immigrants MOST contribute to the rapid industrialization of the United States during the early to mid 1800s?

• By serving as an inexpensive source of labor

• By introducing skilled craftsmanship in cottage industries

• By raising the money needed for investment

• By designing the methods used to mass produce goods

How did the free enterprise system MOST benefit industrial development in the first half of the 1800s?

• By establishing quotas on immigrants

• By allowing entrepreneurs to raise money and invest in companies

• By providing safe working conditions for factory workers

• By encouraging the government to put taxes on business

In 1844, Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message between Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland- What impact did this innovation have on daily life?

• It increased the regional differences among various groups of people across the country

• It allowed people to sign legal documents from across the country.

• It became a major method of long-distance communication for many years.

• It was the government's only method to negotiate with foreign leaders.

How did the steel plow impact crop production?

• Crop production became more efficient.

• Farmers could irrigate their fields without depending on rain

• Farmers could separate the grain from the stock making farming more efficient

• The Midwest was unsuitable for crop production because of its thick heavy soil.

What region was contained many farms and wheat production? *Steel plow was used to plow the hard soil.

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During the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their

homes as—

• crew members on cargo ships

• cloth weavers in textile mills

• staff reporters for local newspapers

• legal counselors in state courts