WorksheetsIndust Revo Unit Test
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 9mins
True or False, if there is an increase in demand for cotton, there will be a decrease in the need for slaves.
True
False
Which of the following is a negative consequence of industrialization?
westward settlement
an increase in textile production
an increase in pollution in the air and water
spreading democracy to the West
How did the Erie Canal and the Transcontinental Railroad most help industrialization?
they helped the West become more self sufficient
they reduced the cost of shipping goods between the East and West
they helped transportation between the North and South
they provided jobs for people
In the early stages of industrialization, a lot of people...
moved to the cities to work in factories
moved west to start a new life
stopped growing cotton
started working in the oil and gas industry
Which of the following was a contributing factor to the growth of industrialization?
a general lack of U.S. government regulations on business
a mass migration west
a series of political revolutions
a decrease in the number of Southern slaves
What source of power contributed most to the growth of U.S. industry?
electricity
wind
internal combustion
steam engine
What was a negative consequence of the invention of the cotton gin?
the expansion of southern plantations and slavery
textile production increased
an increase in transportation between East and West
urbanization
Which invention or event came first?
cotton gin
War of 1812 begins
telegraph
Erie Canal opens
How did the North develop economically different from the South during the Industrialization Era?
The factory system grew
cotton production grew
ship-building grew
tobacco production grew
The Know-Nothing Party was opposed to...
abolition
immigrants
women's rights
the Bill of Rights
The development of a national market for goods and services within the U.S. was largely the result of...
improvements in transportation
tariffs on manufactured goods
government regulations on factories
cheap slave labor
How did the construction of railroads and canals most benefit Northern industries?
they allowed for faster movement of people and products
they allowed for easier urbanization of the South
they slowed migration to the cities in the North
they sped up westward expansion
Why did people move to urban areas during the 19th century?
so low-skilled people could work in factories
so they could join the Abolition Movement
there was a decrease in the demand for agricultural products
they were being persecuted for their religion in rural areas
How did Samuel Morse's telegraph contribute to U.S. growth and development?
it led to the growth of slavery
it enabled instant long distance communication of information
it helped urbanization
it allowed manufactured goods to be transported faster
Why were interchangeable parts so important?
they led to increased agricultural production in the South
they led to an increase in slavery
they led to America leading the era of industrialization
they allowed for the mass production of goods
John Deere and Cyrus McCormick made inventions that helped with....
communication
increased agricultural production
increased factory production
easier ways to produce textiles
Many immigrants came from what country to escape a potato famine?
Germany
England
Ireland
France
Name the characteristics of the Free Enterprise system.
Ownership of private property
Consumer choice
Business is motivated by profits
Entrepreneurship
Government control of the economy
Name the factors that lead to rapid industrialization and urbanization.
Investment capital
New means of transportation
Large labor force
Increased agricultural production
An increase in the demand for slavery in the South
How did construction of the Erie Canal and of the Transcontinental Railroad similarly support industrial growth?
Each reduced the cost of shipping goods between the East and the West.
Each helped the South industrialize
Each helped the West become economically independent
Each gave cheaper access to water routes across the continent
One effect of urbanization that led to the development of the Know-Nothing Party was —
anti-immigration feelings
more jobs for women
fear of socialist influence
unsafe working conditions in factories
A major characteristic of the era of early industrialism in the United States prior to the Civil War was —
a population shifting to cities
a population staying in rural areas to farm
increase in the production of oil and gas
a decline in the production of cotton
One factor that contributed to growing industrialism in the United States prior to the Civil War was —
a general lack of U.S. government regulations on business
a series of political revolutions in European monarchies
a lack of natural resources
a desire to trade more with Europe
