WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best explains the increased urbanization during the mid-1800s?
a)
New laws restricted the flow of immigration from Ireland.
b)
People moved to cities to find better paid jobs.
c)
Urban residents fled the cities for the countryside.
d)
The number of factories in the countryside decreased.
2.
Which factor made a significant contribution to the industrialization of the United States during the Jacksonian Era?
a)
assembly line production
b)
invention of the internal combustion engine
c)
the spread of steamboats and canals
d)
the spread of electricity
3.
What was the principal reason for the rapid growth of the American economy during the first half of the 19th century?
a)
an increase in European imports to the United States
b)
a decrease in federal taxes on new businesses
c)
the development of factories and new transportation networks
d)
a decline in the use of unskilled workers in factories
4.
Which best completes the diagram?
a)
“Peculiar Institution” of Southern Slavery
b)
Alexander Hamilton’s Financial Plan
c)
American System of Free Enterprise
d)
Henry Clay’s “American System”
5.
Which of these was a result of the invention of the cotton gin?
a)
It greatly reduced the need to plant cotton seeds by hand.
b)
It provided a faster method for separating seeds from cotton fibers.
c)
It enabled slaves to work in factories operating textile machines.
d)
It introduced a new process for weaving cotton into cloth.
6.
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
a)
American manufacturers became more reliant on imported parts.
b)
More skilled workers were needed to give each manufactured item its own unique characteristics.
c)
Many manufactured goods could be assembled and repaired more easily.
d)
The American machine-tool industry rapidly declined.
7.
What effect did technological advances such as the steamboat, cotton gin, and the introduction of interchangeable parts have on the American economy?
a)
They lowered the average quality of American manufactured goods.
b)
They decreased the number of American manufactured goods.
c)
They reduced the need for unskilled workers in manufacturing.
d)
They brought down the price of many manufactured goods
8.
Which invention increased the capacity and speed for river travel helping to lower the cost of manufactured goods?
a)
Mechanical Reaper
b)
Cotton Gin
c)
Steamboat
d)
Telegraph
9.
Which invention by Eli Whitney increased profitability of plantations?
a)
Mechanical Reaper
b)
Cotton Gin
c)
Steamboat
d)
Telegraph
10.
The time after War of 1812 where America experiences a sense of Nationalism and pride for the country was called the__
a)
Immigration Explosion
b)
Time of Our Lives
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Era of Good Feelings
11.
The system developed that gave manufactorers the ability to create goods in large quantities at affordable prices
a)
Factory System
b)
Mass Production
c)
Industrialization
d)
Urbanization
12.
What is the man made water route that improved steam boat trade from New York to Ohio River Valley, stimulating the growth of New York?
a)
Erie Canal
b)
Transcontinental Canal
c)
The Great Lakes
d)
The River of Man
13.
What is the invention that led to the sending of electrical impulses usually in code language, along a wire?
a)
Telegraph
b)
Electronic Mail
c)
Wired Transfer
d)
Electrical Coding
14.
What was the extreme change in the U.S. early in the 1800's shifting from handmade goods to factory made goods taking the U.S. from mostly farming to a society based on industry & manufacturing?
a)
Mass Production
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Urbanization
d)
Factory System
15.
Which factor was an immigration pull that drew many to the U.S. and cities?
a)
Factory jobs in urban areas
b)
The Statue of Liberty being made
c)
Easier Travel
d)
More shopping in city centers
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