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WorksheetsIndustrialization
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A period of time when products go from home-made to machine made in factories.
a)
agricutlure
b)
industrialization
c)
mathamatics
d)
environmentalism
2.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
3.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
4.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
5.
This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.
a)
flying shuttle
b)
steam engine
c)
spinning jenny
d)
cotton gin
6.
This machine separated the seed from cotton fibers.
a)
Spinning Mule
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Steam Engine
d)
Cotton Gin
7.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Jim Morse
c)
James Watt
d)
the guy that delivers your pizza
8.
Where were most factories built before the steam engine was invented?
a)
in the mountains
b)
in the desert
c)
along rivers
d)
anywhere
9.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
10.
Who invented the steamboat?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Francis Cabot Lowell
11.
Who invented the steel plow?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
John Deere
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Robert Fulton
12.
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)
workers could process more cotton
13.
The economy of the north was based on ___________.
a)
manufacturing
b)
agriculture
c)
capitalism
d)
tourism
14.
The economy of the south was based on _________.
a)
manufacturing
b)
agriculture
c)
tourism
d)
trade
15.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
16.
Which is TRUE regarding the cotton gin?
a)
It made more people see and admit the evils of slavery
b)
It caused demand for slaves to drastically increase
c)
It made cotton easier to plant
d)
It was invented by James Monroe
17.
The growing demand for labor after the invention of the cotton gin led to increase use of WHAT labor?
a)
child
b)
expensive
c)
factory
d)
slave
18.
What was the cause of the growth of slavery to the west?
a)
Cotton depletes the soil of nutrients and there was little knowledge of fertilizers and crop rotation, so cotton farmers had to move west to find fresh soil.
b)
Most of the cotton was purchased by the Indians, so by moving west, there was less of a lag time between harvesting the cotton and selling it to the Indians.
c)
It was discovered that cotton grew best in the mountains because it prefers cold temperatures, so people moved west to claim land.
d)
All of the above
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