Market Revolution: Industrialization Quiz

What was the main reason for the development of local industry in the early 19th century?

• The absence of British rule

• The introduction of new machinery and methods

• The progress of British manufacturers

• The spirit of nationalism

Who constructed the first successful factory in America?

• Samuel Slater

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• British factory owners

• State legislatures

What was the significance of Francis Cabot Lowell's Lowell Mills?

• They introduced the power loom

• They focused on mass production standardization

• They recruited young farm women for labor

• All of the above

What was the main reason for New England becoming the country's leading manufacturing center?

• Abundant waterpower

• Introduction of new machinery

• Mass production standardization

• Recruitment of young farm women

What was the Market Revolution?

• The first industrial revolution in the U.S.

• The introduction of new machinery and methods

• The progress of British manufacturers

• The development of local industry

What did state legislatures offer to encourage the introduction of new machinery and methods?

• Bounties

• Dormitories

• Waterpower

• Standardization

Where did Samuel Slater obtain the plans for his factory?

• Great Britain

• America

• Rhode Island

• State legislatures

What was the main focus of the Lowell Mills?

• Mass production standardization

• Recruitment of young farm women

• Introduction of new machinery

• Abundant waterpower

What was the role of young farm women in the Lowell Mills?

• Supplying labor

• Constructing factories

• Introducing new machinery

• Offering bounties

What was the result of New England's abundant waterpower?

• Emergence as the country's leading manufacturing center

• Introduction of new machinery and methods

• Progress of British manufacturers

• Development of local industry