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Growth and Change

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following were inventions during the Industrial Revolution in the 1800's EXCEPT:

a)

steamboat

b)

electric washing machine

c)

railroad

d)

telegraph

2.

Most industrial cities that benefited from industry and trade were located near what geographic feature?

a)

plains

b)

mountains

c)

rivers

d)

prairies

3.

In the 1800's during the Industrial Revolution, the highest percentage of immigrants came from which two European countries?

a)

Ireland and Germany

b)

France and Great Britain

c)

Spain and France

d)

Great Britain and Italy

4.

What effect did the cotton gin have on slave labor?

a)

The cotton gin was invented after slavery was made illegal in the U.S.

b)

The cotton gin had no effect on slave labor.

c)

The cotton gin decreased the demand for slave labor.

d)

The cotton gin increased the demand for slave labor.

5.

Which region had the most railroads that allowed cities to grow faster than other regions?

a)

South

b)

West

c)

North

6.

What was the name for a plantation manager in charge of supervising the enslaved Africans?

a)

overseer

b)

yeoman

c)

tenant farmer

d)

field hand

7.

The Lowell Mills were initially powered by:

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

fire

d)

electricity

8.

Who did the Lowell Mills originally recruit to work in the factories?

a)

enslaved Africans

b)

immigrants

c)

old retired farmers and merchants

d)

young girls and women

9.

After failed attempts at forming labor unions and organizing strikes, which group of people do factory owners begin to hire to replace the original group of workers in the factories?

a)

Irish Immigrants

b)

Enslaved Africans

c)

Native Americans

d)

Quakers

10.

Built a steamboat with a powerful engine that allowed it to go upstream:

a)

Robert Fulton

b)

Francis Cabot Lowell

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

James Monroe

11.

Issued a warning for European countries to keep out of the Americas:

a)

Robert Fulton

b)

Francis Cabot Lowell

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

James Monroe

12.

Helped launch the factory system, in which all manufacturing steps are combined in one place:

a)

Robert Fulton

b)

Francis Cabot Lowell

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

James Monroe

13.

Invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts:

a)

Robert Fulton

b)

Francis Cabot Lowell

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

James Monroe

14.

How did government and business officials plan to connect New York City with the Great Lakes Region?

a)

built a canal

b)

built a national road

c)

built a railroad

d)

built an underground tunnel

15.

Time period after the War of 1812 where political differences seemed to fade away and the country seemed united:

a)

The Era of Good Feelings

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

The Adams-Onís Treaty

d)

The National Road

e)

The Monroe Doctrine

16.

Maintained a balance between the free states of the North and the slave states of the South in the Senate:

a)

The Era of Good Feelings

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

The Adams-Onís Treaty

d)

The National Road

e)

The Monroe Doctrine

17.

Spain gave up control of Florida to the United States:

a)

The Era of Good Feelings

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

The Adams-Onís Treaty

d)

The National Road

e)

The Monroe Doctrine

18.

Connected the eastern states (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois) to the west:

a)

The Era of Good Feelings

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

The Adams-Onís Treaty

d)

The National Road

e)

The Monroe Doctrine

19.

A warning for European countries to keep out of the Americas (Western Hemisphere):

a)

The Era of Good Feelings

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

The Adams-Onís Treaty

d)

The National Road

e)

The Monroe Doctrine

20.

What territory did the United States gain as a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty?

a)

Mexico

b)

Florida

c)

Canada

d)

California

21.

James Monroe gets all the credit because he was president, but who actually wrote the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

Martin van Buren

b)

James Madison

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

Andrew Jackson

22.

What objective did President Monroe give Andrew Jackson to do in Florida?

a)

take over Spanish forts

b)

hang British naval officers

c)

keep the Seminole Indians from raiding Georgia

d)

create a city for runaway slaves

23.

What two European countries did Andrew Jackson create conflict with in Florida?

a)

Spain and the Seminoles

b)

Spain and France

c)

Spain and Great Britain

d)

Great Britain and Russia