Studies Weekly: Week 17 Industrial Revolution

Article 1: An Economic Revolution

Who created the American System plan?

• Henry Clay

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

Article 2: Samuel Slater: "Father of the American Industrial Revolution"

Where was Samuel Slater born?

• Scotland

• Ireland

• England

• France

Article 1: An Economic Revolution

What were the three parts of the American System plan?

• A new tax system, a national currency, and improved infrastructure

• a tariff, a new bank, and new transportation systems

• A new currency, a central bank, and increased trade

• A new banking system, a national debt, and improved roads

Article 2: Samuel Slater: "Father of the American Industrial Revolution"

Slater built the first __________ in the United States.

• water-powered cotton mill

• Automated factory

• Textile factory

• Steam-powered machine

Article 2: Samuel Slater: "Father of the American Industrial Revolution"

Slater is often called the __________ for his role in the first Industrial Revolution in the United States.

• “Father of the American Industrial Revolution”

• Pioneer of the American Industrial Revolution

• Originator of the American Industrial Revolution

• Catalyst of the American Industrial Revolution

Article 3: The Modern Factory

A __________ is a system based on money where goods and services are sold to others.

• Barter system

• Command economy

• market economy

• Mixed economy

Article 3: The Modern Factory

Who founded the Boston Manufacturing Company and revolutionized textile production in the Northeastern region of the United States?

• Francis C. Lowell

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Ford

Article 4: Urbanization

Many Americans migrated from _________ areas of the country to urban cities to work in factories and for more economic opportunities.

• Suburban

• Coastal

• rural

• Mountainous

Article 4: Urbanization

What was the population of New York City in 1850?

• 515,547

• 675,000

• 437,000

• 1,000,000

Article 5: The Cotton Gin

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Thomas Edison

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Eli Whitney