Module 13 Quiz

Who was the British factory worker that brought the spinning machine to the United States?

• Fredrick Douglass
• Francis Scott Key
• Robert Fulton
• Samuel Slater

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Lowell system?

• hiring entire families to work in the mill.
• providing workers with a company store.
• using an apprentice system where young men worked for several years to learn the trade.
• employing young, unmarried women who were given room and meals along with their jobs.

How did using mass production techniques benefit the American manufacturing industry?

• The variety of products increased since no identical products were created.
• The quality of the products increased since only one skilled worker created each item.
• The skill level of workers increased since each part had to be custom-made by hand.
• The number of products increased since manufacturers could efficiently create more goods.

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

• to maintain the balance of free and slave states.
• to encourage the growth of slavery.
• to end slavery gradually.
• to ban the slave trade.

Which of the following correctly describes an effect of the shift to steam-powered factories?

• Cities experienced a loss in population.
• Businesses were able to reduce shipping costs.
• Rural areas became the center of industrial growth.
• Businesses were forced to pay workers higher wages.

Which of the following became the main source of power as faster locomotives were built?

• oil
• wood
• coal
• gasoline

How did railroads affect trade and business in America?

• Railroads had no effect on the economy because they were dangerous and unpopular with travelers.
• Railroads had no effect on the economy because there were not enough tracks laid to link cities together.
• Railroads led to economic decline because they used expensive materials and were time-consuming to build.
• Railroads led to economic growth because they enabled manufacturers and farmers to send their goods to distant markets.

Which of these statements is true of steamboat travel?

• Steamboats could only move downriver since they relied on wind power.
• Steamboats could only transport people since they were not large enough to carry goods.
• Steamboats increased trade and profits because goods could be moved more quickly and cheaply.
• Steamboats reduced opportunities for international interaction because they could not cross the Atlantic Ocean.

Forty-niners were people who

• wanted to end slavery.
• traveled on the Oregon Trail.
• went to California to search for gold.
• supported the idea of states' rights.

Which of the following statements best describes the idea of Manifest Destiny?

• All American citizens should have the right to vote.
• All American women should have the right to won property.
• The United States should stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
• All Native Americans should live in the land west of the Mississippi River.