Unit 7 Review Quiz

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

• it increased the efficiency of mass-producing goods

• it increase the labor costs for manufacturing goods

• it increased the time required to manufacture goods

• it increased the prices of finished goods

Answer explanation

interchangeable parts made it much easier to mass produce goods! mass-production means making a LOT of the same items.

The Industrial Revolution was ...

• a war fought between Britain and U.S.
• When people worked more on farms than factories 
• time of inventing and industry 
• started in the U.S. and moved into Britain 

Cities began to grow around the industrial centers because...

• people wanted to be part of the new growing cities 
• people had to live near the factory to be able to work there because of lack of transportion
• people did not like living on farms anymore 
• farms were all failing and people wanted to see what cities were like 

Cities were dangerous places to live during this time period. Which item is NOT an explanation of that statement...

• cities had high taxes and high rents 
• sickness spread quickly
• overcrowding in small apartments 
• overflowing garbage and sewage in the streets 

Slavery was impacted by the industrial revolution by...

• as the demand for cotton lessened the number of slaves decreased 
• as the demand for cotton increased the number of slaves increased 
• the North refused to buy cotton from the South because of slavery 
• Slavery was not impacted by the Industrial Revolution because it was in the South and the factories were in the North

Who made up most of the work force in the Northern factories? 

• Slave labor 
• adult men 
• children and women 
• retired farmers 

Why did Mary ( and many others) leave Ireland to work in the factories in America?

• Irish factories paid less

• they were hoping to find gold

• there was a famine (lack of food) in Ireland and people were starving

Which of the following would best complete the graphic (?)

• Republicanism

• Federalism

• Mercantilism

• Free-Enterprise

Answer explanation

Free-enterprise is an economic system where businesses are motivated to compete with others, make a profit, and the government has little interference!

Which change supported the expansion of the Industrial Revolution and the need for capital during the 1800s?

• a reduction in tariff rates

• the growth in the number of banks

• an increase in government regulation

• the growth in land speculation

Answer explanation

More businesses and factories need more banks to handle their capital (money)!!

How did the economy in the WEST differ from the economies of the north and south?

• Western settlers had small farms and raised livestock

• Western settlers had large plantations

• Western settlers worked in textile mills and factories

• Women were banned from working here