Westward Expansion & Industrial Revolution Unit Review

The table below describes the challenges, contribution, and opportunities of the -

• Chinese
• Natives
• Irish
• Mormons

How did the invention of railroads impact the development of the United States?

• It caused little change because no one used them.
• It made prices of goods increase in order to pay for more rail lines.
• It made shipping products to markets easier and prices decreased.
• It forced people to spend a lot of money to travel.

Which of the following reasons BEST explains the trend seen in the graph?

• People moved away from cities due to overcrowding.
• People moved to port cities to protect against blockades.
• People moved away from cities due to threats from the British.
• People moved to northern cities to work in factories.

What is Manifest Destiny AND how did it change the United States? Think about the question carefully. Then enter your answer to BOTH parts of the question in the box provided.

During the Industrial Revolution, most immigrants came to the United States to -

• face discrimination
• improve their lives
• work for lower wages
• continue north to Canada

What claim is supported by the excerpt?

• The West relied on the North to support the people living there.
• The North tried to prevent immigrants from settling in cities.
• The North and South developed different economies.
• The South was forced to grow cotton by the North.

Which evidence supports the answer to Part A?

• “The Industrial Revolution was a period of huge change in America.”
• “…new technologies caused many people to move from rural areas into cities…”
• “…continued using slaves to grow cash crops like cotton…”
• “Life in the North and South looked very differently, which led to regional differences...”

As more people moved west to settle on the frontier, Natives were -

• required to serve in the military
• forced onto reservations
• moved into cities
• made to work in factories

What is title of the painting below?

• “American Progress”
• “Yankee Doodle”
• “America the Beautiful”
• “Sea to Shining Sea”

Mass production in factories allowed for a quicker way to produce more items which caused the -

• prices of goods to increase
• economy to go into a depression
• prices of goods to decrease
• economy to rely more on farming