Industrial Revolution (Review)

What was one major effect of the Erie Canal on the United States in the early nineteenth century?

• The rapid growth of cities in the Northeast

• A rise in cotton exports to the United Kingdom

• An increase in the cost of shipping goods to Europe

• A decrease in trade between settlers and American Indians

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8.27B

Which change occurred as a direct result of these developments?

• A reduction in the number of skilled workers in northern states

• The expansion of manufacturing into the western territories

• A reduction in trade with European countries

• The expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories

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8.12B

How did the plantation system influence the economic development of the United States?

• It prevented the development of industry in the Northeast.

• It turned the South into a major producer of the cotton used in northern mills.

• It restricted agricultural expansion in the western territories.

• It increased federal dependency on tariffs for revenue.

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8.12B

What was one result of these regional differences?

• Cities in the South emerged as centers for textile mills.

• Immigrants settled in the Midwest to establish small farms.

• Slavery increased in the Northeast as industrialization expanded.

• Plantation systems in the South were replaced by large businesses.

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8.12C

Which title best completes this diagram?

• Innovations in the Cottage Industry

• Causes of Rural Development

• Expansion of Employees' Rights

• Reasons for Urbanization

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8.13B

How did the free enterprise system MOST benefit industrial development in the first half of the 1800s?

• By allowing entrepreneurs to raise money and invest in companies

• By establishing quotas on immigrants

• By providing safe working conditions for factory workers

• By encouraging the government to put taxes on businesses

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8.14B

Which statement would MOST LIKELY have been said by someone who immigrated to the United States from China in the mid-1800s?

• "I fled famine in my homeland only to find difficult conditions in the United States. I settled in Boston, but I found it difficult to find work because people discriminated against me for my religion and ethnicity."

• "I left my homeland because of political unrest there. I settled in Wisconsin, because the land there reminded me of home. I now have a successful farm."

• "I left my homeland to avoid harsh rule by the king who claimed my land. I settled in the Carolina backcountry with other members of my clan. We've built log cabins, and I make my living as a craftsman."

• "I left my homeland because I was inspired by stories of gold in California. When I didn't find gold, I got a job helping build the railroad. I faced a lot of discrimination."

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8.23A

Which of the following best completes this illustration?

• Free Enterprise System

• Mercantile System

• Federalism

• Republicanism

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8.14B

Which group was responsible for these contributions to American culture?

• Chinese Americans

• African Americans

• German Americans

• Italian Americans

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8.23D

The economic growth demonstrated by this recruitment letter was primarily a result of --

• the passage of strict federal labor laws

• the abolition of the slave trade

• the expansion of the cottage industry system

• the new production methods of industrialization

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8.27C