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Times of Change - Study Guide Lessons 1 & 2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

By the late _____'s the Industrial Revolution had moved from Britain to the United States.

a)

1800

b)

1700

c)

1900

d)

2000

2.

The Industrial Revolution was a time of change in the way goods were produced.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Before the Industrial Revolution, how were tools, cloth and most other goods made?

a)

by machine

b)

with animals

c)

by hand

4.

After the Industrial Revolution, how were things made?

a)

by hand

b)

by machine

c)

with animals

5.

What was the result of goods being produced by machine? (choose all that apply)

a)

machines produced goods faster

b)

machines produced goods at about the same rate as before

c)

more goods were made

d)

less goods were made

6.

What were some of the things that lead to an increase in crop production? (choose all that apply)

a)

the cotton gin

b)

the mechanical reaper

c)

more slaves

d)

more landowners

7.

After the invention of the cotton gin there was not a need for more slaves to grow and pick more cotton because the demand for cotton had decreased.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

How did the machines of the Industrial Revolution affect Americans?

a)

by producing goods quicker

b)

by producing goods quicker but they were more expensive

c)

by producing goods quicker and cheaper

d)

by producing goods at a greater cost

9.

How were goods transported to the market during the Industrial Revolution? (choose all that apply)

a)

boat

b)

horse and buggy

c)

road

d)

railroad

10.

Why did railroads replace water routes as a preferred way to travel? (choose all that apply)

a)

it was faster

b)

it was cheaper

c)

it was more comfortable

d)

it was fun

11.

People could go more places by train than by water routes.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

How was Andrew Jackson different from the previous six presidents?

a)

He was wealthy and popular.

b)

He was the son of poor pioneers who had moved west.

c)

He wasn't any different than the previous six presidents.

d)

He didn't want to be president, but did it any way.

13.

How was Andrew Jackson described?

a)

A man who did not like change.

b)

A man of the people.

c)

A man who only liked a select few groups.

d)

A well educated man.

14.

What did Jackson's political party encourage?

a)

the right of common people to vote

b)

more people settling in the west

c)

only wealthy land owners to vote

d)

giving privilege to the wealthy

15.

Jackson supported the settler's claims to Indian lands in the

a)

Northeast

b)

East

c)

West

d)

Southeast

16.

What happened as settlers began to claim land in the Southeast?

a)

The Indian Removal Act was passed.

b)

The settlers decided they didn't want the American Indians to have to move.

c)

The American Indians welcomed the settlers.

d)

The Indian Removal Act was not passed.

17.

The Indian Removal Act gave the President the right to

a)

keep the American Indians on their land in the Southeast.

b)

help the settlers learn to live with the American Indians.

c)

move the American Indians to land west of the Mississippi River.

d)

Move the American Indians to land in the Northeast.

18.

What was the result of the Indian Removal Act?

a)

American Indians were allowed to stay on their land.

b)

American Indians decided they wanted to move so they did.

c)

American Indians in the South were forced off their lands.

d)

Settlers asked the American Indians what they would like to do.

19.

Which of the following best describes the Trail of Tears?

a)

The 800-mile journey that the Indians in the Southeast made to the west

b)

The 800-mile journey that the settlers in the Southeast made to the west.

c)

The 800-mile journey that led to the Pacific Ocean.

d)

The 800-mile journey that led across the Appalachian Mountains.

20.

What is suffrage?

a)

The right of common people to vote.

b)

The right that only the wealthy can vote.

c)

The suffering of the American Indians.

d)

The suffering of the pioneers.

21.

Jackson's political party did not encouraged the idea of suffrage.

a)

True

b)

False