Ch. 12 Quiz

What was a period of rapid growth in using machines for manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s?

• The American System

• The Rhode Island System

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Gold Rush

How did Samuel Slater get the designs of textile mill machines from Great Britain to the United States?

• He memorized them

• He used a thumb drive to save them

• He kept the plans in his coat pocket

• He mailed them to the U.S.

What concept did Eli Whitney invent to speed up the production of manufactured goods and make them easier to fix when broken?

• Steamboat

• Mechanical Reaper

• Telegraph

• Interchangeable Parts

Why did factory owners hire children to work in their factories?

• They didn't like school

• They could pay them less

• They could produce more goods than adults

• They ate less food

How did some labor unions stage protests for better working conditions?

• Organize strikes

• Send out pamphlets

• Ask workers to produce more

• File a grievance

Who founded the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association in 1844 that publicized the struggles of factory laborers?

• A) Francis Cabot Lowell

• B) Eli Whitney

• C) Sarah G. Bagley

• D) Hillary Clinton

What did the steamboat and steam-powered trains enable the country to do with moving goods, people, and information across the U.S.?

• Made wagons faster

• Made travel faster and more efficient

• Allowed fewer goods to be moved

• Made the country less unified

How fast could wagons travel compared with a locomotive?

• 10mph vs 100mph

• 15mph vs 80mph

• 20mph vs 60mph

• less than 2mph vs 20mph

Steamboats and railroads made getting goods to distant markets much easier and less costly.

• True

• False

Railroads played a key role in the growth of other industries such as logging and coal mining.

• True

• False