Industrial Revolution Test Practice

How did the invention of the cotton gin impact slavery?

• There was an increase in the amount of cotton grown so more slaves moved north for factory work

• Cotton was cleaned more efficiently so slave owners needed fewer slaves to work on plantations

• There was an increase in cotton growing so the South became the center for textiles

• Cotton was cleaned more efficiently creating an increased need for slaves to plant and pick more cotton

Which of the following best completes the sequence of events in the picture?

• The price of manufactured good rises

• The number of markets decreases

• Transportation problems limit access to markets

• The mass production of consumer goods becomes more efficient

How did the expansion of railroads impact the development of the United States?

• It caused little change due to the steamboat

• It made prices of goods increase to pay for more rail lines

• It made shipping products to market easier and the prices decrease

• It caused people to move closer to manufactoring centers (Urbanization)

Which of the following are characteristics of a free enterprise system? Choose THREE

• Individuals make products for a profit

• Prices are set by supply and demand

• Government prevents taxes on domestic goods

• Competition allowed with little government interference

Which reason BEST explains why the North developed an econmy based on manufacturing, while the South focused more on agriculture?

• Physical geography supported different economies

• Northern plantations could not grow cotton

• Slavery was a necessity in both regions of the US

• Southerners lacked land to build factories

Which of the following reasons best explains the trend in the graph?

• People moved away from cities due to overcrowding

• People moved to port cities to help with the naval blockade

• People moved to cities looking for economic opportunities

• People moved away from cities due to threats from Native Americans

What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on women in the early ninettenth century?

• Unions prevented young girls from leaving the workforce before the age of 18

• Women migrated from rural areas to cities to work in factories

• The government passed laws to improve safety for women in the factories

• The government drafted legislation to allow women the righ to vote

How did the Erie Canal impact the development of the United States? Select TWO Correct answers

• It encouraged needed improvements in water transportation

• It caused rapid growth of urban centers along the canal routes

• It increased the amount of manufacturing centers in the south

• It connected western markets to northeastern marnufacturing centers

How did the Steamboat contribute to the growth of the U.S economy?

• Prices of fares and cost to transport goods decreased

• Helped transport slaves west to farm cotton

• Transported laborers west to build railroads

• Increase in immigrant workers in factory systems

What economic factor brought about rapid urbanization?

• Free land grants

• Opportunity for jobs

• Abundance of natural resources

• decreased tariffs