Module 13 Quiz

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.

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.

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.

Which of the following correctly describes an effect that new inventions had on agriculture in the United States?

• The size of populations in rural areas decreased.
• The costs of production and labor costs increased.
• The number of people needed to work the land increased.
• The amount of crops farmers could plant and harvest decreased.

Who built a textile mill in which spinning, dyeing, and weaving all took place in the same factory?

• Robert Fulton
• Horace Mann
• Francis Cabot Lowell
• Samuel Slater

Why did manufacturing grow quickly in Great Britain than it did in the United States?

• Workers in Great Britain wanted higher wages.
• Land was more abundant and cheaper in Great Britain.
• Businesses in Great Britain had lower costs of production.
• People in Great Britain had a stronger desire to work on farms.