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WorksheetsGrowth and Change
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
All of the following were inventions during the Industrial Revolution in the 1800's EXCEPT:
steamboat
electric washing machine
railroad
telegraph
Most industrial cities that benefited from industry and trade were located near what geographic feature?
plains
mountains
rivers
prairies
In the 1800's during the Industrial Revolution, the highest percentage of immigrants came from which two European countries?
Ireland and Germany
France and Great Britain
Spain and France
Great Britain and Italy
What effect did the cotton gin have on slave labor?
The cotton gin was invented after slavery was made illegal in the U.S.
The cotton gin had no effect on slave labor.
The cotton gin decreased the demand for slave labor.
The cotton gin increased the demand for slave labor.
Which region had the most railroads that allowed cities to grow faster than other regions?
South
West
North
What was the name for a plantation manager in charge of supervising the enslaved Africans?
overseer
yeoman
tenant farmer
field hand
The Lowell Mills were initially powered by:
wind
water
fire
electricity
Who did the Lowell Mills originally recruit to work in the factories?
enslaved Africans
immigrants
old retired farmers and merchants
young girls and women
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?
Irish Immigrants
Enslaved Africans
Native Americans
Quakers
Built a steamboat with a powerful engine that allowed it to go upstream:
Robert Fulton
Francis Cabot Lowell
Eli Whitney
James Monroe
Issued a warning for European countries to keep out of the Americas:
Robert Fulton
Francis Cabot Lowell
Eli Whitney
James Monroe
Helped launch the factory system, in which all manufacturing steps are combined in one place:
Robert Fulton
Francis Cabot Lowell
Eli Whitney
James Monroe
Invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts:
Robert Fulton
Francis Cabot Lowell
Eli Whitney
James Monroe
How did government and business officials plan to connect New York City with the Great Lakes Region?
built a canal
built a national road
built a railroad
built an underground tunnel
Time period after the War of 1812 where political differences seemed to fade away and the country seemed united:
The Era of Good Feelings
Missouri Compromise
The Adams-Onís Treaty
The National Road
The Monroe Doctrine
Maintained a balance between the free states of the North and the slave states of the South in the Senate:
The Era of Good Feelings
Missouri Compromise
The Adams-Onís Treaty
The National Road
The Monroe Doctrine
Spain gave up control of Florida to the United States:
The Era of Good Feelings
Missouri Compromise
The Adams-Onís Treaty
The National Road
The Monroe Doctrine
Connected the eastern states (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois) to the west:
The Era of Good Feelings
Missouri Compromise
The Adams-Onís Treaty
The National Road
The Monroe Doctrine
A warning for European countries to keep out of the Americas (Western Hemisphere):
The Era of Good Feelings
Missouri Compromise
The Adams-Onís Treaty
The National Road
The Monroe Doctrine
What territory did the United States gain as a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty?
Mexico
Florida
Canada
California
James Monroe gets all the credit because he was president, but who actually wrote the Monroe Doctrine?
Martin van Buren
James Madison
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
What objective did President Monroe give Andrew Jackson to do in Florida?
take over Spanish forts
hang British naval officers
keep the Seminole Indians from raiding Georgia
create a city for runaway slaves
What two European countries did Andrew Jackson create conflict with in Florida?
Spain and the Seminoles
Spain and France
Spain and Great Britain
Great Britain and Russia
