Industrial Revolution Lowman Quiz Day 5-7

The primary purpose of building canals was to ​ (a)   ​ ​ ​

• transport goods and people faster and cheaper
• to transport troops faster along the rivers
• to give people more options to move to new places
• to connect rivers so that more fish could prosper

The steam engine was beneficial to the development of the industrial revolution because it _

• powered American ships across the Atlantic Ocean t sell goods to Europe

• led to the end of slavery in the U.S.

• allowed goods to be shipped cheaper and faster, resulting in the price of goods to decline

__ invented a more powerful steam engine, making steamboat or two way river travel possible.

One result of mass production and transportation of goods was _.

• the price paid for the goods decreased

• Britain and other nations feared how quickly the U.S. could move an army during wartime

• the price of cotton doubled, resulting in what was called "white gold".

• people began traveling to other states for vacation and tourism

STAAR Question: The innovation shown in this photograph most affected the U.S. economy by __.

• decreasing the need for canals

• allowed more efficient movement of goods.

• reducing the costs of settling the western territories

• transporting workers from southern states to northern states

STAAR Question: Which answer best completes the information in the diagram? ​ (a)  

• the demand for slave labor increases in the South
• more textile factories are built in the South
• # of European immigrants increase in the South
• More cash crops are grown in the South

Match the following

• Potato Famine

• Came to U.S. for the Gold Rush is to Chinese; as come to U.S. for factory jobs is to __.

• Irish

• making a product under one roof is to Factory system; as replacing parts with identical ones is __.

• labor unions

• Lowell Mills is to first factory to hire women; as improved working conditions is to __.

• telegraph

• Germans emigrate to U.S. because of political wars; as Irish emigrate because of.

• interchangeable parts

• Improved transportation is to steam engine; as improved communication is to _.

The following developments listed resulted in ​ (a)  

• the expansion of slavery into new territories
• the reduction of skilled workers in the North
• the expansion of factories west of the Appalachian
• a reduction of trade with European nations

Urbanization refers to

• the movement of people to rural areas from urban cities

• the manufacturing of goods by machines rather than by hand

• the movement of people from rural areas to cities for jobs in the factories

• the building of canals, bridges, and railroads for the transportation of goods.

Millions of ​ (a)   immigrants came to America between 1820- 1860s due to starvation caused by famine.

• Irish
• Germans
• British
• Chinese