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Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to the

a)

industrial revolution

b)

adoption of gold standard

c)

era of good feelings

d)

formation of agricultural cooperatives

2.

Which is most likely the importance of the Erie Canal being built in 1825?

a)

connected the Mississippi River and the Hudson River making transportation of goods easier

b)

more water for the settlers to use for their crops

c)

loss of business in the port of New York

d)

the bankruptcy of several railroads

3.
Why did people move to cities during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
People were looking for work.
b)
People were looking for farms.
c)
People wanted to buy a house.
d)
People wanted to sell their crops.
4.
How did the cotton gin change cotton production in the South?
a)
Cotton was made faster.
b)
Cotton became the most important cash crop in the United States.
c)
It could clean more cotton in minutes than a whole group of workers could clean in a day.
d)
all of the above
5.
_______________ are people who live in a country in which they were not born.
a)
Pioneers
b)
Immigrants
c)
Merchants
d)
Native Americans
6.
Led to a canal boom in the United States thanks to the success New York had
a)
Central Canal 
b)
Erie Canal
c)
Wabash Canal 
d)
Ohio Canal 
7.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
8.
the process of moving from an agricultural society, in which most goods are handmade, to a society that thrives on machine-manufactured goods
a)
textile
b)
economy
c)
industrialization
d)
technology
9.

Which factor encouraged more immigrants to settle in northern states than southern states during the mid-nineteenth century?

a)

Northern states had lower population densities

b)

Citizenship requirements in southern states were not as strict

c)

Southern states had smaller industrial sectors

d)

Governments in northern states were less corrrupt

10.

The completion of the Erie Canal played a key role in which development?

a)

New York City becoming a vital commercial center with the country's busiest port

b)

New Orleans becoming a leader in manufacturing and overseas trade

c)

Washington DC becoming the cultural and political center of the nation

d)

Boston becoming one of the country's largest transportation hubs

11.

In which region of the US was the cultivation of cotton the primary economic activity?

a)

The West

b)

The North

c)

The South

12.

Between 1846 and 1855 the population of Ireland decreased by a third, including the approximately 1.5 million Irish immigrants who left for the US. What was the primary reason for this migration?

a)

massive employment resulting from British occupation

b)

political unrest during an economic recession

c)

famine caused by a major crop failure

d)

civil war between the Catholics and the Protestants

13.

· worked in California goldfields

· helped build the western section of the Transcontinental Railroad

· established distinct communities in California cities

· faced intense nativism (discrimination)


The above list describes the nineteenth-century experiences of immigrants from -

a)

Italy

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

14.

country

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Exploit

d)

Poverty

15.
Which group settled in California and helped build the western half of the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Irish
b)
Chinese
c)
German
d)
Scandinavian
16.
One of the most significant economic effects of the War of 1812 was--
a)
the decline of slavery in the North
b)
the development of American manufacturing
c)
the addition of two new amendments
d)
the reliance on cottage industry
17.

How are Canals and Rivers similar?

a)

Both made travel slower

b)

Both served as inland water routes for moving goods.

c)

both made shipping goods more expensive

d)

Both were unusable in the winter months

18.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
19.

Which country suffered from a famine which led to a large number of immigrants to the U.S.?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Ireland

20.
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
21.
Which statement best describes a result of industrialization in the US 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
22.
Which pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the US in the mid-1800s?
a)
opportunity for free land in the midwest
b)
prospect of religious freedom
c)
economic boom in the west
d)
possibility of a free education
23.
Many Irish-Catholic and Chinese immigrants helped improve the infrastructure of the United States by building what?
a)
The Erie Canal
b)
The interstate highway system
c)
The transcontinental railroad
d)
The White House

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