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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Samuel Slater
Robert Fulton
Eli Whitney
Samuel Morse
What was the effect of the Cotton Gin?
Cotton production decreased
Slavery decreased across the southern states
The efficiency of the cotton gin increased the need for factory workers
The efficiency of the cotton
gin increased the demand for slaves and the spread of slavery.
Which invention lead to opening of new markets such as New Orleans and St. Louis?
Telegraph
Interchangeable parts
Cotton Gin
Steamboats
A potato famine caused this group to immigrate to the U.S. and settled in large urban areas, such as New York City and Boston.
Irish
Germany
Chinese
Russians
People moving to cities, increasing the population is known as______________?
Sectionalism
Urbanization
Free Enterprise
Communism
What construction project was built in New York that connected the East (Atlantic) to the West?
Hudson Canal
Erie Canal
National Road
National Railroad
What was the effect of the invention of interchangeable parts?
Mass production
Faster Communication
an efficient way to move goods and people
Slavery increased
Which invention connected communities and allowed communication to spread across the country?
Cotton Gin
Telegraph
Steamboat
Canals
What invention was used in the Midwest on farms. This invention allowed the west to profit from agriculture.
Steel Plow
Mechanical Reaper
Threshing Machines
Tracker
Which economic system does the US use that include the following characteristics of competition, private property, profit motive, and private
ownership.
Communist
Socialist
Free Enterprise
Laissez-faire
Which economic system is the the belief that the government should not interfere in the economy other than to protect private property rights, was practiced during this era.
Free Enterprise
Communist
Private Enterprise
Laissez-Faire
What effect did the Steamboat have on the US?
A more efficient way to transport people and goods
A faster way to communicate information
Made the cotton cleaning process more efficient.
A more efficient way to trade with Britain
Which invention allowed easy assembly of new devices and efficient repair of existing devices.
Telegraph
Interchangeable Parts
Cotton Gin
Mechanical Reaper
What was a positive effect of the factory system?
Pollution filled the air
Factory workers were paid high wages
Prices of goods increased due to high wages
The price of goods was reduced due to mass production.
What was a negative effect of the factory system?
Textile workers experienced ill effects, such as brown lung, due to the unsanitary working conditions.
Job opportunities in urban centers became available.
New forms of entertainment developed in cities
Improved transportation and communication systems helped the country stay connected.
Political turmoil and economic hardships in this country forced this group to immigrate to the U.S.
Irish
Chinese
Germans
Russians
What does the word famine mean?
violence
Weakness
Pollution
Starvation
What caused the United States to start building more factories?
French and Indian War
American Revolution
The War of 1812
Mexican-American War
What part or section of the U.S. were most of the factories being built at?
West
North
South
Which immigrant group settled in New York City
and Boston.
Chinese / China
Irish / Ireland
French / France
Hispanic/ Spain
Factories had strict labor laws for women and children?
True
False
What does the word wages mean?
what you are paid on a regular basis
taxes you have to pay for
To prepare and use (land) for crops
irrigate
construction
cultivate
What type of factories did most women find jobs at?
Toy Factories
Textile Mills
Automobile Factories
What was the major effect of opening of the Erie Canal?
The volume of shipping goods on roads increased
The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased
The volume of trade decreased
The cost of shipping goods increased
