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Industrial Revolution Test Practice

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8th Grade

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Industrial Revolution Test Practice
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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)

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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