Ind. Rev/Manifest Destiny

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Cyrus Bessemer

• John Deere

• James Morse

• Eli Whitney

____ linked the East Coast with the rapidly growing California.

• Mississippi River

• Rocky Mountains

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Erie Canal

Which effect did the steel plow and mechanical reaper have on life in the United States?

• Decreased agricultural productivity and efficiency
• Caused widespread famine and food shortages
• Led to the collapse of the agricultural industry
• Crop production became more efficient. 

____ established guidelines for the admission of new states to the United States?

• Mayflower Compact

• Treaty of Paris

• Missouri Compromise

• Northwest Ordinance

How did the War of 1812 contribute to the expansion of industry in the United States?

• The disruption of trade forced the development of U.S. manufacturing.

• The burning of Washington, D.C. led to a nationwide construction boom.

• The new U.S. Navy increased the confidence of overseas trading expeditions

• Presence of British troops in New York led to factory construction in South

Who invented the mechanical reaper?

• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Benjamin Franklin
• Cyrus McCormick

Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a ____.

• method to purchase territory from foreign powers

• process through which states could be added to the Union

• compromise line that prohibited slavery in the West

• procedure for military takeovers of existing countries

Which of the following was the primary reason Chinese immigrants came to the United States during the 19th century?

• They came to the U.S. for the opportunity of social mobility.

• They came to the U.S. for the opportunity to run for public office.

• They came for the economic opportunities such as the Gold Rush.

• They came to the U.S. for the opportunity to start their own religion.

  
  

Eli Whitney invented the ____ and ____.

• cotton gin and interchangeable parts
• assembly line and Model T car
• light bulb and phonograph
• steam engine and telegraph

Improvements in transportation made it ____.

• less accessible and inconvenient
• faster and more efficient
• more expensive and unreliable
• slower and less efficient