Early Industry

• What revolutionary transportation project linked the Hudson River with Lake Erie?

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• 1. the Hudson River Crossing

• 1.  the Mackinac Bridge

      

• 1. the National Road

• 1. the Erie Canal

• Why did the federal government not fund any more internal improvements after the National Road?

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• 1. Local and state roads were already in place in order to handle the transportation needs of settlers.

• 1. The government had run out of funding because of the Erie Canal.

      

• 1. The president believed the federal government did not have the authority to construct a transportation system.

      

• 1. The federal government wanted the states to take control of their own highway

What was the purpose of the National Road?

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• 1. link the Eastern states with the Western territories

• 1.  to help the army travel to battle with Spain

• 1. to build on Washington's road

      

• 1. to challenge the Supreme Court's ruling on interstate commerce

What was one advantage of water transportation over transport by road?

• 1. Canals were cheaper to build.

      

• 1.  Canals construction was safer than road construction.

      

• 1.  Canal boats could carry much larger loads than road transportation.

      

• 1.  Canals were not affected by seasonal weather changes.

• In 1807 Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston successfully tested the __________

What improvement in manufacturing did Eli Whitney popularize?

• 1. the moving assembly line

      

• 1.  interchangeable parts

      

• 1.  the steam engine

• 1.  mechanization

How did the Industrial Revolution affect the production process?

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• 1. Production demanded the refinement of coal and gas in order to be effective.

• 1. Skilled artisans were required to make quality products.

• 1. Production shifted from the use of handheld tools to complex machines.

• 1. Production was moved to rural areas where natural resources were plentiful

How did America's free enterprise system aid the Industrial Revolution?

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• It restricted competition and enabled specific businesses to flourish.

   

• 1. It restricted competition and enabled specific businesses to flourish.

      

• 1. It caused taxes to remain artificially low.

      

• 1. It created markets abroad.

What did Samuel F. B. Morse invent that revolutionized communication?

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In the early industrial era, how were unions organized?

• 1.  Workers in the same skilled trade organized unions.

      

• 1. Workers in unskilled trades organized unions.

      

• 1. Workers joined national artisan leagues.

      

• 1. Workers organized without regard to skill, race, or gender.