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Industrial Revolution Test Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was one effect of the Erie Canal on the United States during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

the rapid growth of cities in the Northeast

b)

a rise in cotton exports to England

c)

an increase in shipping costs to England

d)

a decrease in trade between settlers and Native Americans

2.

Most of the jobs created during in the Industrial Revolution were created in which region?

a)

Northwest

b)

Midwest

c)

Southwest

d)

Northeast

3.

Which of the following cut off all imports and exports with England, forced the United States to start manufacturing its own goods, and ushered in the American Industrial Revolution?

a)

War of 1812

b)

Embargo Act of 1807

c)

Slave Trade Prohibition

d)

Alien and Sedition Acts

4.

Which one of these characteristics does NOT describe free enterprise?

a)

Limited government interference

b)

prices determined by the producers and sellers

c)

private owners receive profits

d)

buyers can take goods for free if they don't like the prices

5.

What effect did the Industrial Revolution have upon the United States?

a)

Laborers grew wealthy as factories needed their services

b)

Cities grew as workers moved from rural areas to work in factories

c)

Jobs in cities became scarce and rural citizens were forced to relocate west

d)

Large farms began to grow as workers left cities to find jobs in the countryside

6.

The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the..

a)

formation of the patent system

b)

creation of labor unions

c)

use of mass-production techniques

d)

eight-hour work day

7.

During the early 1800s, many young women in New England were employed outside their home as -

a)

crew members on cargo ships

b)

cloth weavers in textile mills

c)

staff reporters for local newspapers

d)

legal counselors in state courts

8.

The Bessemer steel process affected westward expansion in the United States by enabling...

a)

clipper ships to be built in order to transport passengers from the East Coast to the West Coast

b)

interstate canal systems to be built in order to transport agricultural goods from west to east

c)

Conestoga wagons to be built in order to carry people and goods to the West

d)

railroads to be built in order to carry people and goods to the West

9.

What was one result of the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828?

a)

Elimination of the Spoils System

b)

Renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United State

c)

Ratification of the 15th Amendment

d)

Increased voter participation

10.

People began to move West for the opportunities that it brought them and their families. In response, the government began building roads. This transportation network was intended to...

a)

discourage the organization of new territories

b)

prevent border disputes between states

c)

promote the free-enterprise system

d)

establish federal control over industry

11.

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

a)

a civil war

b)

a famine

c)

a series of violent conflicts

d)

a smallpox epidemic

12.

Who invented the steel plow?

a)

John Deere

b)

Henry Bessemer

c)

Samuel Slater

d)

Eli Whitney