Test Review - Industrial Revolution & Reform Movements

Which of the following contributed to rapid industrialization in the United States?

• growing immigrant population

• lack of resources

• lack of reliable transportation

• lack of investment capital

What IMMEDIATE impact did the construction of canals, railroads, and steamboats have upon the development of American industrialization?

• It lowered the cost of transportation which maximized profits

• It highlighted labor problems which led to social reforms

• It increased the number of immigrants which provided a large labor force

• It improved communication which expanded the postal system

Which statements describe reasons for urbanization?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Factories offer jobs to people

• Native Americans move to the Great Plains

• Plantations hire indentured servants

• Factories offer housing to families or workers

• Immigrants move west to work on farms

Which of the following shows an accurate cause/effect relationship in the 19th century?

• manufacturing growth and urbanization

• states' rights and westward expansion

• 15th amendment and sharecropping

• foreign trade and secession

As the 1800s progressed, which statements are true about the production of cotton in the US?

Select TWO correct answers

• Cotton production increased in the southern states

• Cotton production increased in the northern states

• The amount of slaves needed on plantations decreased

• The transcontinental railroad impacted the spread of plantations.

• The creation of the cotton gin led to increased cotton production and slavery in the south.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Cotton Gin

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(b) Interchangeable Parts

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(c) Both

• Allowed for identical goods to be made through mass production

• Increased the spread of slavery in the south

• Allowed for faster and more efficient creation of goods

• Invented by Eli Whitney

• Created a higher demand for cotton

To address the need for faster transportation on ​ (a)   , Robert Fulton invented the ​ (b)  

• water
• land
• air
• steamboat
• railroad
• factory system

What effect did interchangeable parts have on US manufacturing?

• Workers could assemble and repair machines much quicker

• Fewer parts were needed to operate machines

• Steam engines broke down less often

• Prices of machine parts went up.

Which of the following contributed to the expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories?

Choose THREE correct answers.

• Invention of the cotton gin

• Less trade with Europe

• Less skilled workers in the northern states

• Growing demand for inexpensive labor

• Expansion of agriculture into lands along the Mississippi River

What are TWO reasons for the expansion of the plantation system, the transatlantic slave trade and the spread of slavery?

• To fulfill the need for cheap labor

• To help stop a declining church population

• To expand the transcontinental railroad

• To economically expand the cash crop system

• To provide economic opportunities for immigrants