Quiz - Manifest Destiny and Industrial Revolution

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Eli Whitney

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington Carver

• John Deere

Samuel Slater built the first _ in the United States

• steel plow

• water-powered cotton mill

• cotton gin

• steam locomotive

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

• barter

• command

• market

• traditional

Where did the majority of immigrants who came to the United States in the mid-1800s settle?

• large cities in the Southeast

• coastal cities in the Northeast

• rural communities in the Midwest

• small cities on the West Coast

Which was a negative effect of the invention of the cotton gin?

• It was able to extract more cotton seeds in less time.

• It allowed extracting cotton seeds to be easier.

• It revolutionized the agricultural system in the South.

• It created a greater demand for slave labor in the South.

Who made farming the prairie possible?

• Eli Whitney and his cotton gin

• Samuel Slater and his mill

• John Deere and his steel-tipped plow.

• Lewis & Clark's westward expedition

Which invention allowed for better transportation on water and on land?

• The steam engine

• The canals

• The plow

• The cotton gin

Which invention allowed for faster communication between places separated by longer distances?

• Telegraph and Morse code

• Cotton Gin

• Canals

• Steam engine

Which president was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase and doubling the territory of the United States?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Alexander Hamilton

Which duo led the Corps of Discovery and mapped the Western part of the United States?

• Jefferson and Burr

• Hamilton and Burr

• Lewis & Clark

• Whitney & Deere