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This guy was known for inventing the practice of using interchangeable parts.

• Henry Ford

• Eli Whitney

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

How did the invention of the telegraph impact the Industrial Revolution?

• It helped the federal government restrict businesses activities, encouraging industrial growth.

• It helped business owners communicate and create monopolies, hurting industrial growth.

• It allowed businesses to communicate more quickly, encouraging industrial growth.

• It allowed foreign companies to boycott American goods, hurting industrial growth.

How did the invention of Morse code impact the economic growth of the United States?

• The use of Morse code helped companies communicate and organize, increasing economic growth.

• The use of Morse code was expensive and difficult, slowing the economic growth of small businesses.

• The use of Morse code was regulated by the United States government, limiting its impact on economic growth.

• The use of Morse code was for private communications, limiting its impact on economic growth in the United States.

How did new technology impact America's economy during the Industrial Revolution?

• It led to an increase in production costs for most goods.

• It created a need for more workers with college degrees.

• It increased the need for specialized workers to create unique products

• It switched the focus of the economy from agriculture to manufacturing.

Where were most factories built?

• in the mountains
• in the desert
• along rivers

Who invented the first factory that combined machines which spun cotton into yarn with power looms?

• Samuel Morse
• Francis Cabot Lowell
• Elias Howe
• Cyrus McCormick

Who invented cotton gin and interchangeable parts?

• John Deere
• Eli Whitney
• Samuel Slater
• Elias Howe

Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

• Jobs in factories
• Jobs on the farm
• Family
• Friends

A cause of industrialization was the invention of the steam engine; which of the following best describes a long term effect of industrialization?

• The United States changed from an agricultural society to a manufacturing society.

• The United States changed from a capitalist society to a communist society.

• The United States changed from an urban to a rural society.

• The United States changed from a communist society to a capitalist society.

Many factory jobs were available in the Eastern United States, which resulted in......

• An increased acceptance of immigrants in the Eastern United States

• A higher level of farms production in the Eastern United States

• A decrease in the level of immigrants settling in the Eastern United States

• A high level of European immigrants settling in the Eastern United States