Chapter 11 Growth and Expansion Review

One of the reasons for the Industrial Revolution beginning in New England was that the region had poor soil for

farming.

• True

• False

The use of interchangeable parts, first introduced by Eli Whitney, increased the price of products.

• True

• False

The industrial growth of the 1800s resulted in the growth of cities and towns.

• True

• False

Westward travelers paid tolls to private companies in order to use sections of roads that had been laid with crushed

stone or logs.

• True

• False

Canals lowered the cost of shipping goods, united the growing country across great distances, and brought prosperity

to towns along their routes.

• True

• False

What gives inventors sole legal rights to their invention and its profits?

• a contract

• a patent

• good faith

• technology

How did the British try to protect their inventions?

• by building copies of machines that were used in the United States

• by prohibiting workers from sharing technology or leaving the country

• by using the factory system to combine all manufacturing steps in one place

• by using the idea of interchangeable parts

Which of the following is one of the major elements of free enterprise?

• economic freedom

• interchangeable parts

• inventions

• motivation

How far west did the National Road reach?

• Cincinnati, Ohio

• Indianapolis, Indiana

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Vandalia, Illinois

What are the separate canal compartments called where the water levels are raised or lowered?

• canals

• locks

• shelves

• turnpikes