The Market Revolution Quiz

What powered the rise of American industry during the Market Revolution?

• Steam power

• Electricity

• Wind power

• Water mills

What was a major consequence of the Market Revolution?

• Decrease in factory jobs

• Growth of a lower class of workers

• Decrease in the middle class

• Reduction in transportation networks

What did the Erie Canal connect?

• The Hudson River with the Atlantic Ocean

• The Mississippi River with the Atlantic Ocean

• The Great Lakes with the Hudson River

• The Great Lakes with the Mississippi River

What was the primary role of women in the early 19th century according to the 'separate spheres' ideology?

• Factory workers

• Farmers

• Domestic and family life

• Political leaders

What sparked a massive exodus of Irish immigrants to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s?

• The Gold Rush

• Industrial jobs

• The Irish Famine

• Religious freedom

What was the first federally funded interstate infrastructure project?

• The Erie Canal

• The Hudson River Bridge

• The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

• The National Road

What did the Supreme Court uphold in Dartmouth v. Woodward (1819)?

• The federal government's right to regulate interstate commerce

• The rights of workers to unionize

• The abolition of slavery

• The rights of private corporations

What was a major driving force behind the expansion of the cotton kingdom?

• The invention of the cotton gin

• The development of the railroad

• The discovery of gold

• The invention of the steam engine

What was the main reason for the establishment of the Lowell mills?

• To provide housing for immigrants

• To experiment with new farming techniques

• To promote women's rights

• To centralize textile manufacturing

What did the Ten-Hour Movement campaign for?

• The right to unionize

• Better working conditions

• Shorter working hours

• Higher wages