WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution & Westward Expansion
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Samuel Morse is well known for "Morse Code" and also his invention of the
typewriter
railroad
telegraph
phonograph
Interchangeable parts made it easy to repair by replacing one single part instead of the whole thing. This made production -
Fast and Efficient
Slow and Cumbersome
Tricky and Slow
Complicated and Fast
An increase in machine production and large factories can be categorized as
Urbanization
Industrialization
Urbaning
Factoring
New innovations such as Eli Whitney's cotton gin, McCormick's reaper, and John Deere's steal plow led to
a decrease in agriculture production
a decrease in food production
an increase in shipbuilding
an increase in agriculture production
Mining rivers, expanding railroad out west, eradication of bison, and creating a national road system had a negative effect on
the environment
the transportation industry
organized religion
fishing
Mining rivers, expanding railroad out west, eradication of bison, and creating a national road system are characterized as
animal growth in the geosphere
human modification of the environment
territory loss after war
the revolutionary era of human thought
The mass migration of people from farms to cities in search of work.
Urbanization
Industrialization
Ruraling
Urbaning
The change in a societies economy from agriculture to manufacturing
Urbanization
Industrialization
Ruraling
Urbaning
Which of the following led to the Industrial Revolution in America? (Select all that apply)
War of 1812
Growth/expansion of the nation
Innovation
Imports and Exports
What effect did all of the innovations and achievements have on society/transportation?
It created more wealthy for middle class
It gave people stable jobs
It hurt the economy of America
It made daily life faster and more efficient
Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin benefited who the most?
Plantation Owners
Slaves
Small farmers/businesses
Immigrants
Manufacturing and the Lowell Factory System gave businesses the opportunity to
mass produce goods efficiently
Fairly employ the poor
Helped small businesses
purchase large amounts of raw materials
What were the new technical innovations and improvements that gave people different travel options (Select all that apply)
Railroad
Steamboat
Automobile
Canal System
The invention of Eli Whitney's cotton gin and the growth of slavery helped develop which industry?
Shipbuilding
Plantation
Textile
Lumber
Manufacturing large quantities of goods helps keep the price down. This production process is called
Huge Production
Surplus Production
Mass Production
Under Production
The Erie canal took eight years to build and connected the Great lakes to the ocean. What was the benefit of creating a man made river?
grow the population
increase the fishing industry
expand the railroad
faster transportation
Factories needed cheap labor. This led to massive urbanization across America and an expansion of the
political divisiveness in America
working class citizens
airline industry
low income housing administration
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that it was America's destiny to spread democracy and Christianity coast to coast
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
A religious term used to explain how to be saved from eternal fire
Select all of the reasons for believing in Manifest destiny:
Prosperity (opportunity)
Expand Democracy
Security
Avoid war with Canada
Which territory we acquired is in Red?
Mexican Session
Texas Annexation
Louisiana Purchase
Oregon Country
Which territory we acquired is in purple?
Mexican Session
Texas Annexation
Louisiana Purchase
Oregon Country
Where were Americans so eager to rush to California during the gold rush of 1849?
Escape persecution
Expand economic opportunities
Start a new colony
Expand democracy to the west
What was the main social issues in America as we continued to expand into the western territories?
Division of slavery in the north/south
Religious freedom in new found territories
Women's suffrage in the west
Expansion of Communism
Which territory was acquired from Mexico to expand the Transcontinental Railroad?
Oregon Country
Mexican Session
Gadsden Purchase
Texas Annexation
People who worked on the railroads were primarily...
Slaves
Immigrants
Working Class
Military
Irish immigrants came to America because of the _________________ and Chinese in search of __________.
political turmoil, potato famine
potato famine, jobs
violence with NA, social injustice
Communist threat, war with England
What was the effect on women during the Industrial Revolution?
Women started having more children
Women started to run for political office
Women moved from farms to cities for work
Women started training in the transport industry
