STAAR Blitz 3.2 IR

A time when machines were used to make products previously made by people

• Effects of War of 1812
• Industrial Revolution
• Irish
• Women

U.S. manufacturing increased

• Effects of War of 1812
• Industrial Revolution
• Irish
• Women

Took jobs outside the home in textile mills

• Effects of War of 1812
• Industrial Revolution
• Irish
• Women

Came to U.S. due to potato famine, worked in factories, faced discrimination

• Effects of War of 1812
• Industrial Revolution
• Irish
• Women

The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the -

• formation of the patent system
• creation of labor unions
• mass-production of goods
• elimination of immigrant labor

What was one effect of the cotton gin in the United States?

• Improved soil fertility
• Expansion of mercantilism
• Increased efficiency of crop irrigation
• Expansion of the plantation system

This political slogan is from the mid-1800s. What motivated some people to support this nativist slogan?

• An affirmation of states’ rights by Jefferson Davis and the belief that tariffs are un-American
• Large-scale immigration to cities and the belief that immigrants stole jobs from native-born citizens
• The desire for an independent country free from foreign rule and unfair mercantile economic policies
• A rejection of anti-American influence following the Battle of San Jacinto and the addition of new territories