Chavez North and Reform Movement Test

Name one of the POSITIVE aspects of the Industrial Revolution

Name one of the NEGATIVE aspects of the Industrial Revolution

Eli Whitney was able to improve upon a machine for separating the seeds from cotton called the

• cotton deseeder
• cotton picker
• cotton gin
• cotton mill

The Know-Nothing Party was ________________

• democratic
• republican
• nativist
• all of the above

How did immigrants MOST contribute to the rapid industrialization of the United States during the early-to-mid 1800s?

• By serving as an inexpensive source of labor
• By raising the money needed for investment
• By introducing skilled craftsmanship in cottage industries
• By designing the methods used to mass produce goods

Most German immigrants coming to the US did so

• to have better economic opportunity
• fleeing the new king
• fleeing a civil war
• to bring German customs to the US

In the passage below, Susan B. Anthony advocated for what?

• Women's Suffrage
• Child Labor Reform
• Temperance Reform
• Education Reform

Which lists of three factors contributed most to the rapid industrialization and urbanization of the United States?

• Fertile soil, mild climate, unskilled labor
• Investment capital, new means of transport, large labor force
• Telegraph, nativism, cotton gin
• Protective tariffs, abundant lands, slavery

The development of the factory system in the early 1800s caused —

• a decrease in free trade between nations
• an increase in government regulation of businesses
• an increase in production levels
• a decrease in immigration

Which factor encouraged more immigrants to settle in northern states than southern states during the mid-nineteenth century?

• Northern states had lower population densities.
• Citizenship requirements in southern states were not as strict.
• Northern states had larger industrial sectors
• Governments in northern states were less corrupt.