Industrial Revolution Review

What development increased factory production and led to the growth of cities?

• Telegraph

• Railroad

• Both

The statistics in this table illustrate population changes associated with -

• the rise of industrialism in the United states.

• a prolonged food shortage in the United States.

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

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

• Advancements in technology led to the need for skilled workers.

Which change occurred as a direct result of these developments?

• A reduction in the number of skilled workers in northern states.

• The expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories.

How did the plantation system influence the economic development of the United States?

• It prevented the development of industry in the Northeast.

• It turned the South into a major producer of the cotton used in northern mills.

What development allowed rapid communication on information to distant locations?

• Telegraph

• Railroad

• Both

What development crated more efficient market opportunities for manufactured goods?

• Telegraph

• Railroad

• Both

Which effect did these innovations have on life in the United States?

• Natural fertilizer became more effictive.

• Harvest season could last longer.

• Finding water to irrigate crops became easier.

• Crop production became more efficient.

What effects did the cotton gin have on economic development of the United States?

• It made selling slaves profitable in the Southern Colonies.

• Slavery was in demand in the Southern Colonies.

• Both

Which phrase BEST completes this diagram?

• Development of labor unions

• Increased enlistment in the military

• Construction of roads and railroads

• Increased profits for plantation owners