Unit 8 Industrialization Quiz Review

A steam engine is a...

• ...game.

• ...power source.

• ...vehicle.

• ...living thing.

Why was the steamboat created?

• To make water travel easier and faster.

• They would be more fun to ride on than a canoe.

• They were bigger than other boats.

What advantages did the railroad (trains) have over steamboats? (Select ALL correct answers)

• You could travel during the winter

• It was faster

• They made cooler noises

• You could travel to places that weren't on water

Another word used to describe a free enterprise system is:

• communism

• capitalism

• nationalism

• none of the above

In a free enterprise system, the government places ________________ restrictions on businesses and its citizens:

• minimum

• maximum

• normal

• abnormal

A government which uses a free enterprise system of economics, allows its citizens to:

• Start their own business

• purchase goods wherever

• spend their money as they please

• all of the above

In a free enterprise system, the spending habits of _____ determine which products and services to offer:

• Consumers

• Government

• Professors

• Politicians

This is an individual who purchases a good or service for their own consumption:

• Consumer

• Profit

• Entrepreneur

• Economist

What is a major result of the Irish Potato Famine

• the migration of millions to America and Canada

• The need for reliance on a single crop

• The benefits of imperialism and capitalism

• The significance of British rule in Ireland

How did canals impact trade? *select 2 answers*

• Increased the time it took to travel across regions

• Decreased travel time for shipping goods

• Decreased the costs of shipping goods

• Decreased trade between the North and South