Industrial Revolution/Reform Movements

What was the main cause of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

• Westward Expansion
• Nullification Crisis
• War of 1812
• Mercantilism

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• C
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Job opportunities, immigrants, agriculture is mechanized, prices decrease- All these developments increased because-

• Westward
• expansion of territory
• Industrialization
• government regulations

What was the push factor lead Irish immigrants to move to the U.S?

• Gold
• Rail road
• Land
• Potato Famine

Use map to answer question: Which region was the rural, planation systems, agriculture, paid tariffs, and had slaves?

• North
• South
• West

Which of these best completes the diagram below?

• More textiles factories are established in the South
• The number of European immigrants arriving at the southern port cities increased
• More tobacco and food crops are cultivated on southern plantations
• The demand for slaves increases in the South

Which statement best describes a result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century?

• Farmers began to cultivate land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• People moved to cities in search of economic opportunity.
• Native peoples were forcibly relocated to western territories
• Government officials began to promote the idea of Manifest Destiny

Which type of economy best describes these characteristics?

• Subsistence Farming
• Free Enterprise
• Mercantilism
• Socialism

The completion of the Erie Canal played a key role in which development?

• New Orleans becoming a leader in manufacturing and overseas trade
• Washington DC becoming cultural and political center of the nation
• Boston becoming one of the country's transporting hub
• New York becoming a vital commercial center with country's busiest seaport

Use map to answer question: Which region was urban, big cities, immigrants, and factory systems?

• North
• South
• West