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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution Quiz Prep
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
A new method, a new idea, or a new invention
Innovation
Telegraph
Canal
Industrialization
Machine that sends messages over wire using Morse Code
Canal
Industrialization
Factory
Telegraph
Mandmade river that turned New York into a trapping powerhouse
Telegraph
Steam Engine
Erie Canal
Canal
Growth of factories, manufacturing, and industry
Canal
Factory
Industrialization
Mass Production
A building where goods are manufactured or produced.
Industry
Factory
Mass Production
Telegraph
Factories built large quantities of a single product
Factory
Industrialization
interchange Parts
Mass Production
Factories producing small pieces of an object, allowing assembly line workers to assemble them into a larger product
Industrial Revolution
Interchangeable Parts
Mass Production
Factories
Goods are made by one person at home
Factory System
Industrialization
Cottage System
Unskilled Worker
A worker who has the knowledge to create a unique good or product
Factory
Industrialization
Skilled Worker
Unskilled Worker
A factory worker who assembles only a small part of a larger product
Factory
Industrialization
Skilled Worker
Unskilled Worker
The Erie Canal played a major role in which development?
New York becoming a vital shipping center with the country's busiest seaport
New Orleans becoming a leader in overseas manufacturing and trade
Washington DC becoming a cultural and political center of the nation
Boston becoming one of the country's largest transportation hubs
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the invention of the Cotton Gin?
Raw cotton becomes easier to process
Demand for slaves increased to keep up with demand for cotton production
More textile factories were built in the south
Land became overworked due to increase in cotton production
How did Samuel Morse's invention contribute to US growth and development?
It allowed goods to travel faster and farther
It made New York City a trading and shipping powerhouse
It allowed for easier mining of gold and silver in the west
It allowed for faster communication of long-distance messages
Which innovation of the industrial age opened new markets for goods?
Erie Canal
Steam Locomotive
Lowell Mill Girls
Telegraph
Innovations like the Reaper and Steel Tipped Plow affected southern farmers by -
Increasing the amount of labor needed to grow crops
Increasing the amount of crops they were able to grow and produce
Decreasing the amount of slaves in the South
Increasing the cost of raw materials due to expensive labor equipment
Which of the following is true about the factory system?
It was faster and less expensive than the Cottage system
It produced more goods at a higher quality than the Cottage system
It allowed workers to enjoy 8 hour days
It decreased the amount of goods while increasing the quality of goods
How did the steamboat affect the American economy?
Decreased the need for canals
Allowed for more efficient transportation of goods
Reduced the cost of settling in the western territories
Transported workers from the Southern states to the Northern States
Which of the following correctly matches the group of people replacing the Lowell Mill Girls with the reason they were arriving in the US?
Chinese immigrants - looking for better farming and soil
Irish immigrants - large-scale famine in their homeland
Chinese immigrants - large-scale famine in their homeland
Irish immigrants - looking for better farming and soil
Which best explains why cotton farmers needed to move west toward Texas during the 19th century (1800's)
Available land was being used for Native American relocation
Famine and drought were causing large losses of cotton plants
An increase in slaves was pushing settlers out of traditional farming communities
Due to the cotton gin, land was overworked and farmers searched for new and superior farmland
