Market Revolution

Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?

• The North

• The South

• The West

What most directly led to the Market Revolution?

• New transportation

• Decline of slavery

• women in the workforce

• southern opposition to tariffs

The new regional "division of labor" created by improved transportation meant that

• the South specialized in cotton, the West in grain and livestock, and the East in manufacturing

• the South specialized in manufacturing, the West in transportation, and the East in grain and livestock

• the South specialized in cotton, the West in manufacturing and livestock, and the East in finance

• the South specialized in grain and livestock, the West in cotton, and the East in transportation

In the early 1830s, the majority of workers in the textile mills of Massachusetts were

• young unmarried women from rural New England

• newly arrived immigrants from Ireland

• men who were head of households

• married women whose children were of school age

Where was one of the earliest factories?

• Lowell, Massachusetts

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Dalton, Georgia

• Washington DC

The steamboat and the railroad made life easier because:

• They streamlined the process of creating goods

• They helped business owners speak directly with consumers

• They helped transport goods faster and easier

• They greatly reduced the number of hours individuals spent on farm labor

Which is NOT true of the market revolution?

• farmers turned to specialization

• people bought and sold goods instead of making them

• it was a result of industrialization

• manufactured goods were too expensive for most Americans

What was a significant impact of the Market Revolution on American society?

• Increased urbanization

• Decline in agricultural production

• Decrease in immigration

• Reduction in technological innovation

Which invention is most closely associated with the Market Revolution?

• The telegraph

• The airplane

• The printing press

• The steam engine

Who was a key figure in the development of the American factory system during the Market Revolution?

• Eli Whitney

• Samuel Slater

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell