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Industrial Revolution and Reform

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

a)

Northstar

b)

Fugitive Slave

c)

Freedom Trail

d)

Underground Railroad

4.

Leader of Education Reform

a)

Horace Mann

b)

Dorothea Dix

c)

Fredrick Douglass

d)

Ms. Frizzle

5.

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

6.

This document was modeled after the Declaration of Independence listed goals of the women's rights movement

a)

Women's Constitution

b)

Women's Rights Movement

c)

Declaration of Sentiments

d)

Declaration of Independence

7.
Who invented cotton gin and interchangeable parts?
a)
John Deere
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Elias Howe
8.
Samuel F. B. Morse invented the telegraph. Which area of life was improved by this invention?
a)
communication
b)
farming
c)
industry
d)
transportation
9.
An economic system with minimal government interference is called
a)
Sedition
b)
command economy
c)
embargo
d)
free enterprise
10.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
11.
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
12.
The Temperance Movement sought to eliminate -
a)
Juvenile Prisons
b)
Consumption of alcohol
c)
Child labor
13.

Helped lead in prison reform

and treatment for mentally ill.

a)

Dorothea Dix

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Harriet Tubman

14.

Which abolitionists was the author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

John Brown

d)

Sojourner Truth

15.
Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, William Lloyd  Garrison, and Sojourner Truth were some of the leaders of which movement?
a)
Abolitionist Movement
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Education Movement
16.

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 seaport.

b)

New Orleans becoming a leader in manufacturing and oversees trade.

c)

Washington, D.C., becoming the cultural and political center of the nation

d)

Boston becoming one of the country's largest transportation hubs

17.

During the early 1800's many young women in New England were employed outside their homes 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

18.

Why did many Irish immigrants move to the Unites States?

a)

Massive unemployment in Ireland

b)

Political unrest in Ireland

c)

Famine caused by crop failure

d)

Civil war between Catholics and Protestants

19.

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 workday

20.

Which group of people were always against slavery in the U.S.?

a)

Christians

b)

Baptist

c)

Quakers

d)

Germans

21.

What was the major impact of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?

a)

The profits from book sales funded early labor organizations

b)

Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing slavery

c)

The Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave laws

d)

Support grew for the abolitionist movement.

22.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

25.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J