Industrial Revolution

1. 1.Which of the following events served as a catalyst for the Industrial Revolution

• Monroe Doctrine

• The American System

• Panic of 1837

• War of 1812

2.This invention impacted slavery because it cleaned ​ (a)   more efficiently, therefore creating an ​ (b)   need for slaves to plant and ​ (c)   cotton.

• cotton
• increased
• decreased
• pick
• sell

3.Reorder the following.

• Interchangeable parts are developed

• Manufactured goods become more widely available

• The mass production of consumer goods becomes more efficient

4.How did the expansion of railroads impact the development of the United States?

• It caused little change because of the growth of the steamboat.

• It made prices of goods increase in order to pay for more rail lines.

• It made shipping products to markets easier and prices decreased.

• It caused people to move closer to manufacturing centers.

5.Which of the following define a Free Enterprise System and which don't?

Groups:

(a) Free Enterprise

,

(b) NOT Free Enterprise

• Individuals make products and profits

• Competition allowed with little government interference

• Prices are set by supply and demand

• Raw materials sent to Europe

• Government prevents taxes on domestic goods

6.Which reason BEST explains why the North developed an economy based on manufacturing, while the South focused more on agriculture.

• Physical geography supported different economies

• Northern plantations could not grow cotton

• Slavery was a necessity in both regions of the U.S.

• Southerners lacked available land to build factories

7."Operations are made in one day with its aid, which could not be done in two to four weeks by mail..."

-RIchard B. DuBoff, Research in Economic History Vol. 8, pp. 253-77

The invention described above led to -

• A decrease in overall cost of goods to markets

• The expansion of rapid communication to long distances

• A dramatic increase in people living in rural areas

• Streamlined mass production of goods

8.Which of the following best explains trends in the graph?

• People moved away from cities due to overcrowding and disease

• People moved to port cities to protect against naval blockades

• People moved to cities looking for economic opportunities

• People moved away from cities due to threats from Natives

"The Industrial Revolution impacted different social classes of women in numerous ways.  Many women who did not belong to wealthy families would often be forced to leave home and enter the workforce to provide enough for their families to live off of. In 1812, Francis Cabot Lowell returned from England with the design for a power loom etched in his mind. These looms wove cotton threads into cloth, creating a marketplace of machine-produced goods. Every woman had her own reasons for seeking factory work. Life was very difficult on a subsistence farm in New England – large families resulting in minimal inheritances, failing crops from unpredictable weather, and young men leaving in search of a better life."

-Thomas Dublin, Women at Work and Life in Lowell, 1979

Based on the excerpt, what effect did the Industrial Revolution have on women in the early 19th Century?

• Unions prevented young girls from leaving the workforce before the age of 18

• The government passed laws to improve safety for women in the workplace

• Women migrated from rural communities to cities to work in factories

• The government drafted legislation to allow women the right to vote

10.The impact the Erie ​ (a)   had on the development of the United states was the rapid growth of ​ (b)   centers along the canal routes. It also connected the western markets to northeastern ​ (c)   centers.

• Canal
• urban
• manufacturing
• river
• rural