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WorksheetsIndustrialization and Reform
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which of these best completes the diagram above?
The demand for slaves increases in the south
More textile factories are established in the south
The number of European immigrants arriving at Southern port cities increases
More tobacco and food crops are cultivated on southern plantations
How did the plantation system influence the economic development of the United States?
It prevented the development of industry in the Northeast
It turned the South into a major producer of the cotton used in northern mills
It restricted agricultural expansion in the western territories
It increased federal dependency on tariffs for revenue
What was one result of these regional differences?
Cities in the south emerged as centers for textile mills
Immigrants settled in the Midwest to establish small farms
Slavery increased in the Northeast as industrialization expanded
Plantations systems in the South were replaced by large businesses
Which factor accounts for this trend?
The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements
Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders
Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections
The Industrial Revolution encouraged more people to pursue jobs in cities
After the War of 1812, thousands of settlers and immigrants moved to the western frontiers of the United States in search of farming and business opportunities. In response, the government began building roads. The transportation networks was intended to do what?
Promote the Free Enterprise System
Establish federal control over industry
Discourage the organization of new territories
Prevent border disputes between states
What pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the United States in the mid-1800s
An opportunity for free land in the west
The prospect of religious freedom
An economic boom in the west
The possibility of a free education
Between 1846 and 1855 the population of Ireland decreased by a third, including the approximately 1.5 million Irish immigrants who left for the United States. What is the primary reason for this migration?
Massive unemployment resulting from British occupation
Political unrest during an economic recession
Famine caused by a major crop failure
Civil war between Catholics and Protestants
Which sentence best completes the diagram?
Cities grew rapidly
Demand for artisans increased
Farms experienced a shortage of labor
Government regulation of factories increased
During the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as - ?
Crew members on cargo ships
cloth weavers in textile mills
staff reporters for local newspapers
legal counselors in state courts
How did this invention contribute to the plantation system?
By reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton
By increasing the time need to cultivate cotton
By increasing the profitability of slavery
By reducing the demand for raw cotton
The invention discussed in this article led directly to - ?
the expansion of educational opportunities for women
rapid communication of information to distant locations
the increased ability for people to work at night
rapid population growth in westward territories
What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?
The cost of shipping goods on Eastern roads increased
The number of ships passing through Northern ports decreased
The cost of shipping goods to the Midwest decreased
The volume of trade passing through Southern ports increased
How did advancements in industrial technologies affect businesses during the late nineteenth century?
By making handcrafted goods more affordable
By improving production methods and increasing competition
By forcing producers to manufacture multiple products
By causing an increase in wages for factory workers
The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the -?
Formation of the patent system
Creation of labor unions
Use of mass-production techniques
Eight-hour workday
What was another reason Congress passed this act in 1862?
To promote settlement in the West
To protect industry in the Northeast
To improve transportation in the South
To transport manufactured goods in the East
The Second Great Awakening was a movement that promoted - ?
spiritual revival and the need for social reform
the use of reason and scientific theory
states' rights and governmental reform
mercantilism and the development of global trade
Which of the following was an argument made against slavery in the Thirteen Colonies?
Manufacturers argued that slavery discouraged the development of industry
Farmers argued that using slave labor was expensive and inefficient
Quakers argued that slavery violated Christian principles
Puritans argued that slavery encouraged materialism
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What was the main goal of the Temperance reform movement?
To ban slavery
To decrease the consumption of alcohol
To release the mentally ill from prison
To create a Utopian society
This painting shares a common theme with which literary work?
"The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthrone
"Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Which of the following reformers was NOT at the Seneca Falls Convention?
Susan B. Anthony
Lucretia Mott
Harriet Tubman
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Who wrote the "Declaration of Sentiments"?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Who gave the speech "Ain't I a Woman"?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Why is the Seneca Falls Conventions significant?
It was the location at which the 13th amendment was ratified
It was the main location of the women's rights movement
It's where the Temperance movement met
It's where the Second Great Awakening began
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel Morse
Frederick Douglass
Eli Whitney
Alexander Graham Bell
What is Transcendentalism?
A social movement to prohibit the consumption of alcohol
A philosophical movement with individualism at its core
A political movement to ban slavery in all states
A social movement to grant equality among genders
Which of the following is a Transcendentalist writer?
Frederick Douglass
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Samuel Morse
Robert Fulton
What did Robert Fulton invent?
The cotton gin
The steamboat
The telegraph
The steam engine
Who was the conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
What did the Bessemer Steel Process do?
It turned copper into gold
It removed the impurities from iron to turn it into steel
It made it easier to form gold into jewelry
It was the process used to make nitrate that was used in creating tunnels for railroads
What is Urbanization?
The migration of people from rural areas to cities
A labor reform movement
The method of preparing freed African Americans for factory life
The development of industries for the machine production of goods
What is a census?
Something that makes you sneeze
A machine that transmits messages across great distances
An official population count that happens every 10 years
Paperwork that gives the inventor the rights and profits from their invention
Which of the following will lead to an increase in westward expansion?
The telegraph
The Transcontinental Railroad
The Steamboat
The cotton gin
Which section of the United States will have the most miles of railroad prior to the Civil War?
North
South
West
Dorothea Dix fought mainly for what kind of reformation?
Prison/ Mental Illness
Women's Rights
Abolition
Temperance
