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Industry and Reform

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Temperance Movement DID NOT support the consumption of 
a)
child labor
b)
women voting 
c)
alcohol
2.

The Second Great Awakening was a revival movement that changed predestination to...

a)

personal responsibility

b)

the use of reason and scientific theory

c)

states' rights and governmental reform

d)

mercantilism and the development of global trade

3.

The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the--

a)

formation of the patent system

b)

creation of labor unions and consumer reports groups

c)

use of mass-production and assembly line production

d)

eight-hour workday

4.

Which of the following best describes how canals helped boost the American economy during the 19th century?

a)

Canals provided the raw materials for building the transcontinental railroad

b)

Canals lowered the cost of shipping goods and helped unite the country

c)

Canals helped maintain water levels exiting the Mississippi River

d)

Canals created economic conflict between plantation owners and manufacturers.

5.

The development of railroads and telegraph lines had which of the following effects on northern urbanization?

a)

Caused the decline of child labor practices

b)

Allowed the movement of goods and services cheaply and efficiently

c)

Plantation systems to develop within the Ohio River Valley

d)

Advanced the construction of a national highway system

6.

The invention of the cotton gin had which of the following effects on the southern economy?

a)

It allowed Southern plantation owners to reduce the number of unskilled laborers needed for the harvesting of cotton

b)

It allowed the southern economy to grow by providing raw cotton to newly acquired lands in the west

c)

It allowed southern congressmen to begin raising protective tariffs on imported goods from foreign countries

d)

It allowed the south to grow wealthy due to the cotton demand of foreign countries and northern textile factories

7.

Which of the following best describes the important role played by Susan B. Anthony during the 19th century?

a)

Provided financial support for American troops during the War of 1812

b)

Established the American Red Cross following the Civil War

c)

Prominent civil rights leader who openly supported suffrage rights for women

d)

Patriot who wrote a series of anonymous propagandist letters during the American Revolution

8.

Which of the following would be a painting of the Hudson River School artists?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

One of the most popular and influential American novels of the 1800s was Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. It addresses the topic of--

a)

women's suffrage

b)

industry

c)

slavery

d)

westward movement

10.

The primary goal of the American Temperance Society was to--

a)

ban the spread of slavery to new territories

b)

decrease the consumption of alcohol

c)

gain the release of mentally ill people form prisons

d)

create a self-sufficient utopian society

11.

The Reformers above--

a)

symbolized 19th Century leaders in areas of abolition, women's rights, and hospital improvements

b)

protected labor conditions for New England area factories during the early 1800s

c)

improved education while serving Congress

d)

represented leaders who fought against religious persecution of newly arriving immigrants

12.

The reform efforts of Dorothea Dix during the mid-nineteenth century led to--

a)

improved education for immigrant children

b)

the creation of worker safety regulations

c)

the expansion of suffrage for women

d)

improved facilities for the mentally ill and disabled

13.

Which statement best describes a result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century?

a)

People moved to cities in search of economic opportunity

b)

Farmers began to cultivate land west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

Native peoples were forcibly relocated to western territories

d)

Government officials began to promote the idea of Manifest Destiny

14.

Which of these occurred during early U.S. industrialization?

a)

Manufacturers instituted a five-day workweek

b)

Labor laws required factories to provide a safe working environment

c)

Workers were required to attend schools to develop technical skills

d)

Production of goods transitioned from homes to factories

15.
What is a tariff?
a)
Tax on imports into a country
b)
Restriction on trade
c)
A tax on goods produced at home
d)
A tax on exports into a country
16.
What does it mean to "Reform"?
a)
To leave as is
b)
To make things worse
c)
To change
d)
To end slavery
17.
Who was a Reformer known for his work in Public Education?
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Dorothea Dix
d)
Horace Mann
18.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
a)
To change from farming to industry and manufacturing
b)
To change from industry and manufacturing to shipping and trade
c)
To change from industry and manufacturing to farming 
d)
To change from farming to shipping and trade
19.
What term means to move from the country and rural areas to cities?
a)
Exportation
b)
Urbanization
c)
Immigration 
d)
Emigration 
20.
Who was the leader of the 1800's women's rights movement?
a)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt 
d)
Dorothea Dix
21.
What was "temperance" mean?
a)
Movement to allow women to vote
b)
Movement to allow African Americans to vote
c)
Movement to ban drinking
d)
Movement to offer free education
22.
Which two inventions were invented by Eli Whitney?
a)
Cotton Gin and Steamboat
b)
Interchangeable Parts and the Steel Plow
c)
Cotton Gin and Interchangeable Parts
d)
Cotton Gin and the Mechanical Reaper
23.
This Document called for equal rights for women
a)
Declaration of Sentiments
b)
Seneca Falls Convention
c)
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
d)
Declaration of Independence
24.
Who invented the Steamboat?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
John Deere
25.
What does the term "Suffrage" mean?
a)
The right to have citizenship
b)
The right to own property
c)
The right to vote
d)
The right to pay taxes
26.
What were people opposed to slavery called?
a)
Abolitionists
b)
Extremists
c)
Suffragists
d)
Oppressors 
27.

Which of these best completes the diagram above?

a)

The demand for slaves increases in the South.

b)

More textile factories are established in the South.

c)

The number of European immigrants arriving at southern port cities increases.

d)

More tobacco and food crops are cultivated on southern plantations.

28.

In the 1840s, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the United States seeking to escape -

a)

a civil war between Protestants and Catholics

b)

a famine caused by the failure of a staple food crop

c)

a series of violent conflicts between the British and Irish governments

d)

a series of smallpox epidemics

29.

Which of these was a primary reason Chinese immigrants came to the US in the early 1850's?

a)

To seek gold

b)

To purchase inexpensive farmland

c)

To avoid a plague

d)

To escape religious persecution

30.

How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization?

a)

Manufacturers produced goods to export overseas.

b)

Labor unions were formed to protect mill workers.

c)

Workers moved closer to manufacturing centers.

d)

Industrialists invested in cotton plantations.

31.

The primary goal of the American Temperance Society was to -

a)

ban the spread of slavery to new territories

b)

decrease the consumption of alcohol

c)

gain the release of mentally ill people from prisons

d)

create a self-sufficient Utopian society

32.

How did this invention contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?

a)

By reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton.

b)

By increasing the time needed to cultivate cotton.

c)

By increasing the profitability of slavery.

d)

By reducing the demand for raw cotton.

33.

Before the Industrial Revolution where did people make goods

a)

Factory using machines

b)

at home using simple tools

c)

Lowell Mills

d)

At a friend's house

34.

This new invention made the removal of seeds and debris from cotton faster cheaper and more efficient leading to an increased demand for slaves in the South.

a)

Spinning Jenny

b)

Seed Remover

c)

Cotton Hand

d)

Cotton Gin

35.

Who opened the 1st textile mill in the U.S

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Francis Cabot Lowell

c)

John Deere

d)

Henry Ford

36.

Which invention allowed an operator to spin 8 threads at once out of cotton, silk, etc

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Factories

c)

Spinning Jenny

d)

Thread Maker

37.

Religious revival that took place in the 1800's, that encouraged people to save their souls through good works contributing to the beginnings of reform in this country.

a)

First Great Awakening

b)

Second Great Awakening

c)

The Reformation

d)

95 Theses

38.

Secret network that aided fugitive slaves seeking freedom in the North or Canada

a)

Northstar

b)

Fugitive Slave

c)

Freedom Trail

d)

Underground Railroad

39.

1848 meeting in New York state in which women met to discuss the fight for women's rights

a)

Women's Rights Movement

b)

Women's Retreat

c)

Seneca Falls Convention

d)

March of Dimes

40.

What transportation innovation more than any other fueled the Westward Expansion?

a)

The steel plow

b)

The Printing Press

c)

The Erie Canal

d)

Transcontinental Railroad

41.

Define Urbanization.

a)

Cities getting more polluted.

b)

Cities getting more populated.

c)

Cities getting more crime and disease.

d)

People moving from farms to cities for work.

e)

All of the above.

42.

Who was NOT a leader in the Abolition Movement?

a)

Frederick Douglas

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

William Lloyd Garrison

d)

Harriet Tubman

43.

Who was NOT a leader in the abolition movement?

a)

John Brown

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Horace Mann

44.

What is abolition?

a)

Ending Child Labor

b)

Ending Animal husbandry

c)

Ending Puppy Mills

d)

Legally Ending Slavery

45.

What is "using machines in the production process?"

a)

Factory system

b)

Industry

c)

Mechanization

d)

Mendacity

46.

What is "creating new ideas, products, or methods?"

a)

invention

b)

innovation

c)

incentive

d)

industry

47.

What is suffrage?

a)

Right to vote

b)

Right for blacks to vote

c)

Right for women to vote

d)

Right for white men to vote

48.

Which of the following was most responsible for the revolution described in this excerpt?

a)

Expanded public education

b)

Rapid territorial expansion

c)

Increased government spending

d)

Rapid technological innovation

49.

The innovation shown in this photograph most affected the U.S. economy by --

a)

Decreasing the need for canals.

b)

Allowing more efficient movement of goods.

c)

Transporting workers from southern to northern states.

d)

Reducing the costs of settling in western territories.

50.

Which factor most likely caused the trend shown in the chart above?

a)

The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements.

b)

Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections.

c)

Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders.

d)

The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in urban areas.

51.

One of the consequences of the invention of the cotton gin was that --

a)

Production became more profitable so the need for slaves in the south increased.

b)

Northern farmers began to plant cotton.

c)

Foreign textile mills refused to buy American cotton.

d)

The price of cotton increased dramatically.

52.

The statistics in this table show population changes caused by --

a)

A lengthy war over disputed territory

b)

The rise of industrialization in the United States

c)

The establishment of a federal income tax

d)

A prolonged food shortage in the United States

53.

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

a)

Urban populations expanded rapidly.

b)

Government regulation of factories increased.

c)

Farms experienced a shortage of labor.

d)

Demand for artisans increased.

54.

Goals - total abstinence from alcohol. Believed alcohol ruined people's health & led to "ungodly" behavior.

Leaders- Protestant Preachers & American Temperance Society

a)

Education Reform

b)

Prison Reform

c)

Temperance Movement

d)

Abolition

55.

Goals - Provide free public education to all children. Believed school should be free and required for all children.

Leaders - Horace Mann

a)

Education Reform

b)

Temperance Movement

c)

Abolition

d)

Treating Mental Illness

56.

Goals - Fought for women's equality legally, socially & economically.

Leaders - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony

a)

Treating Mental Illness

b)

Abolition

c)

Women's Rights

d)

Education Reform

57.

Goals - Wanted better treatment for the mentally ill.

Leaders - Dorthea Dix

a)

Prison Reform

b)

Temperance Movement

c)

Education Reform

d)

Treating Mental Illness