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Industrial Revolution Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He memorized the plans for textile manufacturing machines and escaped to the U.S. to build his own.

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Samuel Slater

c)

Kurt Breitwald

d)

Andrew Jackson

2.

Which factor contributed to the popularity of the Know-Nothing Party?

a)

A decrease in immigration quotas

b)

Its policies favoring immigrant rights

c)

The rise in anti-immigrant sentiment

d)

A surge of radical political activity in cities

3.

During the second half of the 1800s, most new immigrants settled in

a)

ethnic ghettos

b)

farm communities

c)

new states

d)

suburban neighborhoods

4.

What was the greatest danger for free African Americans living in northern cities in the 1840s and 1850s?

a)

losing their right to vote

b)

losing an election

c)

being kidnapped and sold into slavery

d)

being sent back to Africa

5.

The first industry to use machines was the ____________ industry.

a)

Steamboat

b)

Steam locomotive

c)

Telegraph

d)

Textile

6.

__________ was the change from hand production to machine production and the development of factories that paid workers daily wages.

a)

Textile industry

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Invention Revolution

d)

Technology

7.

_________ invented the cotton gin, which increased southern farmers' desire to own more slaves and grow more cotton.

a)

Samuel Slater

b)

Richard Moore

c)

Francis Cabot Lowell

d)

Eli Whitney

8.

This invention used a series of wires to transmit messages across long distances.

a)

Steam locomotive

b)

Canal

c)

Telegraph

d)

Cotton gin

9.

_________ immigrants faced more discrimination than __________ immigrants when they came to the U.S.

a)

German; Irish

b)

Irish; German

10.

Rural Americans migrated from farms to cities during the 1800s largely because of

a)

a scarcity of jobs in rural areas

b)

the superior living conditions in urban areas

c)

the influx of immigrants into farm communities

d)

the leisure opportunities available in cities

11.

These two inventions improved agricultural productivity.

a)

Telegraph and mechanical reaper

b)

Mechanical reaper and steamboat

c)

Mechanical reaper and steel plow

d)

Steel plow and sewing machine

12.

The cotton gin made it quicker and easier to...

a)

bundle cotton for transportation

b)

turn cotton into yarn for weaving

c)

remove weeds from cotton fields

d)

clean the seeds out of cotton plants

13.

Which of the following contributed to the growth of eastern cities during the early 1800s?

a)

New agricultural technologies

b)

Improved transportation

c)

An increase in apartments being built

d)

An increase in advertising

14.

_____________ often moved to cities in the U.S. to escape starvation and strict British laws.

a)

Irish immigrants

b)

German immigrants

c)

Rural Americans

d)

Free African Americans

15.

______________ moved out of city centers during the Industrial Revolution to escape poor air conditions, unsanitary living, and overcrowding.

a)

Immigrants

b)

Rural Americans

c)

Scientists

d)

Wealthy people

16.

This group of people moved to American cities to escape poor harvests, crowded cities, dangerous and difficult work conditions, low wages, and political unrest.

a)

Rural Americans

b)

German immigrants

c)

Irish immigrants

d)

Free African Americans

17.

Francis Cabot Lowell built the first _________.

a)

cotton gin.

b)

factory to combine different aspects of making textiles under one roof.

c)

tenement in New York City.

d)

steel plow, which made farming easier.

18.

What is this picture an example of?

a)

A tenement

b)

A steamboat

c)

A nativist

d)

A textile

19.

True or False: Working in factories required lots of skill and experience.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A ____________ is someone who believed native-born Americans should be treated better than immigrant Americans.

a)

ruralist

b)

reaper

c)

industrialist

d)

nativist