American Industrial Revolution Review

Which of these was NOT a way Samuel Slater changed the American Factory system?

• He used technology, such as Crompton's mule, to increase production

• He used windmills to pump water from underground

• He used division of labor to organize work into a series of steps that workers could become specialized in doing.

• He hired whole families and provided them housing

Which phrase completes the graphic organizer?

• made growing cotton less profitable

• encouraged farmers to move west

• decreased the need for slaves

• increased productivity of cotton farming

Rural means....

• large groups of people moving from rural farm areas to cities

• living in the countryside and the people who live there

• items being produced in factories rather than at people's homes

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What were economic impacts of the invention of and improvements to the steamboat? (choose 2)

• shipping cost increased

• shipping cost decreased

• rivers became less important for trade

• cities developed along major rivers and the Great Lakes

The Industrial Revolution began in ______ in the ______.

• Mexico/1900s

• United States/1800s

• China/1500s

• England/1700s

Who improved the steamboat by making it faster and more efficient?

• Samuel Slater

• Robert Fulton

• Eli Whitney

• Big Bird

Which 19th century U.S. region is being described in the image?

• The North

• The South

• The West

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Why were factories often located near rivers?

• They needed to use the river for dumping waste

• They needed to use the river for drinking

• The rivers would power the watermills

• They prefered the sound of a soothing babbling brook whilst they worked their days away

What conclusion can be drawn from the table?

• As cotton production decreased, so did the slave population in the South

• As cotton production increased, so did the slave population in the South

• As cotton production increased, the slave population decreased

• All of the above

Which 19th century U.S. region is being described in the image?

• The South

• The West

• The North

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