Westward Expansion, Industrialization, and Reform Movements

After ___________, the US economy improved and grew, which led to more manufacturing

• The American Revolution

• The War of 1812

• The XYZ Affair

• The Oregon Treaty

During the _________________ early to mid 1800s American workers shifted from the fields to the Northern factories.

• Industrial Revolution

• War of 1812

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Mexican American War

The following provided a cheap labor supply for Northern business owners

• The War of 1812

• Slaves

• Immigrants

• Reformers

Factories were more efficient and produced cheaper goods because of new _______________.

• innovations

• clothes

• territory

• land

This invention increased the demand for slaves in the South

• interchangeable parts

• Water Power

• Steam Engine

• Cotton Gin

Inventors of the 1800s begin using interchangeable parts in the production of goods because.....

• it improved worker attitudes

• it saved time and money and increased the efficiency of production

• It required the skilled labor of artisans

• it required fewer resources to create parts

Introduction of interchangeable parts contributed to....

• a highly skilled labor force

• increased agricultural production

• increased the demand for slavery

• the growth of mass production in manufacturing

Little government interference helped with the growth of

• Free Enterprise system

• Mercantilism

• slavery

• a highly skilled workforce

Which of the following are reasons for the growth of free enterprise in the colonies

• Protection of Private Property

• Limited Government Regulation

• Abundant natural resources

• Rule of a distracted government

• All of these

What was the cause of the Northeast gaining access to new trade networks, and the Midwest being open for more settlement?

• The Erie Canal

• The Mississippi River

• The Port of New Orleans

• The Boston Harbor