America Story of US Episode 4 – “Division”

What is the biggest construction project in the western world in the last 4,000 years?

• Erie Canal

• Golden Gate Bridge

• Hoover Dam

• Panama Canal

Who is the man behind the canal?

• Dewitt Clinton

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

What do crews use to move the mountain that is so highly explosive?

• gun powder

• dynamite

• water

• steam

Name a village along the canal boom that turned into a dynamic city.

• New York City

• Albany

• Buffalo

• Rochester

What happened to NYC as a result of the Erie Canal?

• it quadrupled in size and became the #1 port

• it lost its status as a major city

• it became the capital of the United States

• it was abandoned by most of its residents

What word is invented as a result of all the money around NYC?

• millionaire

• billionaire

• philanthropist

• banker

How long did it take to separate 1 pound of cotton from the seeds by hand?

• 1 day

• 1 hour

• 1 week

• 10 minutes

How much more cotton could one man process with the cotton gin?

• 50 times more

• 5 times more

• 100 times more

• 10 times more

What happened to the need for slaves following the cotton gin?

• The need grew

• The need disappeared

• The need stayed the same

• The need decreased

What new machine turned raw cotton into finished cloth that helped create the modern factory?

• power loom

• spinning jenny

• cotton gin

• water frame