WorksheetsCh 12/13 Industrial Revolution and Slavery
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What invention by Eli Whitney affected the textile industry?
a)
loom
b)
cotton gin
c)
light bulb
d)
steam engine
2.
What was NOT a direct effect of the steam engine?
a)
People could travel farther than ever before.
b)
Factories didn't need to be built directly next to rivers.
c)
People became focused on using cleaner energy.
d)
The demand for coal increased.
3.
As a result of the Industrial Revolution, where did more people work?
a)
On farms
b)
On airplanes
c)
In factories
d)
In cubicles
4.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
United States
d)
Great Britain (England)
5.
Which of the following was a negative result of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
The birth of the middle class
b)
The development of new consumer goods
c)
The use of child labor
d)
The development of the transcontinental railroad
6.
Which allowed a machine or product to be fixed more easily because you could replace the broken piece?
a)
Interchangeable parts
b)
Assembly line
c)
Manufacturing of handmade goods
d)
Divisions of labor among workers
7.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
8.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
9.
This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.
a)
flying shuttle
b)
steam engine
c)
spinning jenny
d)
cotton gin
10.
How did railroad construction impact the U.S. economy?
a)
Increased railroad usage in the North contributed to the start of the Civil War
b)
The invention of the steam engine in 1830 was responsible for growth in the next decade
c)
Railroads joined the east and west coast leading to economic growth
11.
What was one effect of roads and canals?
a)
The cost of goods increased
b)
Immigrants could not find jobs
c)
Westerners and Easterners increased interstate commerce
12.
Where did most of the girls live before they came to the mills?
a)
Cities
b)
Towns
c)
Farms
d)
Slums
13.
Who developed a new harvesting machine, the mechanical reaper which quickly and efficiently cut down wheat?
a)
John Deere
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Isaac Singer
14.
Who invented the steel plow which helped plow through thick soil?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Isaac Singer
d)
John Deere
15.
________ perfected the telegraph by studying electricity and magnetism
a)
Samuel F.B. Morse
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Isaac Singer
d)
John Deere
16.
An artificial waterway that used a system of locks to move ships from New York to the Great Lakes?
a)
Erie Canal
b)
Superior Canal
c)
Cumberland Canal
d)
National Canal
17.
To meet the massive demand for slaves, where did the Europeans look for slaves?
a)
Europe
b)
Spain
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
18.
The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to…
a)
work on plantations
b)
work on railroads
c)
work on building houses
d)
work building ships
19.
Why did Europeans feel it was necessary to have slave labor?
a)
They had been raised around slave labor all of their lives.
b)
They had learned of the practice after visiting Africa.
c)
none of the above
d)
They were needed to work on plantations because there was a shortage of natives and servants.
20.
How did cotton relate to slavery?
a)
The desire to grow more cotton led to increased slavery
b)
It did not relate to slavery
c)
All slaves were required to grow cotton
d)
Cotton was traded for slaves in Africa
21.
Who was Nat Turner?
a)
The inventor of the cotton gin
b)
The man who led hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
c)
The man who led one of the bloodiest slave revolts
d)
The man who introduced Christianity to the slaves
22.
How did Southern states respond to slave rebellions?
a)
They gave slaves some freedom.
b)
They passed even stricter slave codes.
c)
They began to understand that slavery was wrong.
d)
They refused to take slaves back when they were captured.
23.
Special laws created for slaves
a)
Slave Codes
b)
Laws of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Tariffs
24.
This region had many businesses and factories
a)
South
b)
North
c)
East
d)
West
25.
This region's main economy was growing cotton
a)
South
b)
North
c)
East
d)
West
26.
This region wanted the government to continue to build roads, canals, and railroads
a)
East
b)
North
c)
South
d)
West
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