Industrial Revolution

Which northern industry was helped by the invention of the cotton gin?

• lumber
• textiles
• mining

  Interchangeable parts resulted in--

• more efficient forms of mass production
• the expansion of slavery in the west
• increased cotton production in the south

  The availability of industrial jobs resulted in--

• the movement of slaves to the north
• the movement of settlers from rural communities to urban communities
• the development of the Bessemer steel process

• Urban
• Rural

• Urban
• Rural

The Industrial Revolution describes a time when

• people rejected socialism and began calling for capitalism.
• people began to use the scientific method to find answers to their questions.
• work done by machines in factories replaced work done by hand.
• industrialized nations created overseas colonies.

During the Industrial Revolution, the factory system led to

• high wages for factory workers.
• mass production of goods.
• large movement of people to rural areas.
• higher prices for manufactured goods.

Who invented the telegraph in 1840?

• James Hargreaves
• John Deer
• Samuel Morse
• John Montressor

The Bessemer process, invented by Henry Bessemer, was created to produce...

• cotton
• peanuts
• steel
• electricity

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Eli Whitney
• John Deere
• Robert Fulton
• Cyrus McCormick