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US Hist Industrialization

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
2.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Jim Morse
c)
James Watt
d)
the guy that delivers your pizza
3.
What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Very extravagant
b)
Strict housing regulations
c)
Spacious and luxurious
d)
Crowded and unsanitary
4.
Who invented the telegraph?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Deer
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
John Montressor
5.
 Which of these terms deals with city areas?
a)
canal
b)
rural
c)
urban
d)
sectionalism
6.
One effect of the cotton gin was that ____.
a)
farmers could plant more cotton in limited space
b)
the need for enslaved labor decreased
c)
the seeds of the cotton plant no longer stuck to the fibers
d)
slaves could process more cotton and more slaves were needed 
7.
What factor led many farmers, families, and young women to move to cities during the nineteenth century?
a)
the growing availability of factory jobs
b)
the constant fear of an influenza outbreak
c)
the declining interest in westward expansion
d)
the educational opportunities at free universities
8.
Which of the following was responsible for the increased production of steel from iron?
a)
Lowell system
b)
Bessemer process
c)
steam engine
d)
Steel Gin
9.
What was the immediate impact of canals, steamboats, and railroads on the development of U.S. industry?
a)
lowered the costs of transportation, making profits greater
b)
highlighted labor problems, bringing social reform
c)
increased the number of immigrants, enlarging the labor force
d)
loss of crop soil resulting in a famine
10.
What effect did Eli Whitney's interchangeable parts have on U.S. manufacturing?
a)
fewer parts were needed for machines
b)
steam engines broke down less frequently
c)
workers could assemble machines quicker
d)
created the assembly line
11.
Which of the following inventions led to the growth of slavery in the South?
a)
steamboat
b)
steel plow
c)
cotton gin
d)
McCormick Reapor
12.
  Which of the following contributed to increased immigration from Ireland in the 1840s?
a)
the potato famine
b)
political unrest
c)
need for labor on cotton plantations
d)
religious persecution
13.

The Industrial Revolution

a)

did not change life much for Americans.

b)

saw an increase in urban population.

c)

changed our government to a monarchy

d)

moved people westward.

14.

Why did production of goods transition away from the home?

a)

Too many people moved to the city.

b)

It was replaced by the factory system.

c)

The need for textiles decreased.

d)

Women who worked in cottage industries went on strike.

15.
How did the Industrial Revolution change the way we create goods?
a)
we made fewer products
b)
we made better quality products
c)
we made products from home
d)
mass production & cheaper goods
16.
What happened to the price of shipping goods on steamboats as more people began using them? 
a)
The price went up to ship
b)
The price stayed the same 
c)
The price constantly changed 
d)
The price became very cheap to ship goods
17.

What event caused Irish to come to the United States.

a)

The railroad construction

b)

potato famine

c)

a revolution

d)

a new dictator

18.

Factors that led to Industrialization- lots of workers, availability of money and

a)

lots of rules

b)

movement to rural areas

c)

advances in transportation

19.

The Bessemer Process helped

a)

build the canals

b)

build wagons

c)

build railroads

d)

build ships

20.

The Erie Canal promoted growth of cities and

a)

decreased the cost of shipping goods in the Midwest

b)

helped Disney cruises

c)

increased trade in New Orleans

d)

increased the cost of shipping goods

21.

Chinese Immigrants came to the US for

a)

free land

b)

religious freedom

c)

economic boom and opportunities

d)

education

22.

The Pacific Railway Act promoted settlement of the

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

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