WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
He memorized the plans for textile manufacturing machines and escaped to the U.S. to build his own.
Eli Whitney
Samuel Slater
Kurt Breitwald
Andrew Jackson
Which factor contributed to the popularity of the Know-Nothing Party?
A decrease in immigration quotas
Its policies favoring immigrant rights
The rise in anti-immigrant sentiment
A surge of radical political activity in cities
During the second half of the 1800s, most new immigrants settled in
ethnic ghettos
farm communities
new states
suburban neighborhoods
What was the greatest danger for free African Americans living in northern cities in the 1840s and 1850s?
losing their right to vote
losing an election
being kidnapped and sold into slavery
being sent back to Africa
The first industry to use machines was the ____________ industry.
Steamboat
Steam locomotive
Telegraph
Textile
__________ was the change from hand production to machine production and the development of factories that paid workers daily wages.
Textile industry
Industrial Revolution
Invention Revolution
Technology
_________ invented the cotton gin, which increased southern farmers' desire to own more slaves and grow more cotton.
Samuel Slater
Richard Moore
Francis Cabot Lowell
Eli Whitney
This invention used a series of wires to transmit messages across long distances.
Steam locomotive
Canal
Telegraph
Cotton gin
_________ immigrants faced more discrimination than __________ immigrants when they came to the U.S.
German; Irish
Irish; German
Rural Americans migrated from farms to cities during the 1800s largely because of
a scarcity of jobs in rural areas
the superior living conditions in urban areas
the influx of immigrants into farm communities
the leisure opportunities available in cities
These two inventions improved agricultural productivity.
Telegraph and mechanical reaper
Mechanical reaper and steamboat
Mechanical reaper and steel plow
Steel plow and sewing machine
The cotton gin made it quicker and easier to...
bundle cotton for transportation
turn cotton into yarn for weaving
remove weeds from cotton fields
clean the seeds out of cotton plants
Which of the following contributed to the growth of eastern cities during the early 1800s?
New agricultural technologies
Improved transportation
An increase in apartments being built
An increase in advertising
_____________ often moved to cities in the U.S. to escape starvation and strict British laws.
Irish immigrants
German immigrants
Rural Americans
Free African Americans
______________ moved out of city centers during the Industrial Revolution to escape poor air conditions, unsanitary living, and overcrowding.
Immigrants
Rural Americans
Scientists
Wealthy people
This group of people moved to American cities to escape poor harvests, crowded cities, dangerous and difficult work conditions, low wages, and political unrest.
Rural Americans
German immigrants
Irish immigrants
Free African Americans
Francis Cabot Lowell built the first _________.
cotton gin.
factory to combine different aspects of making textiles under one roof.
tenement in New York City.
steel plow, which made farming easier.
What is this picture an example of?
A tenement
A steamboat
A nativist
A textile
True or False: Working in factories required lots of skill and experience.
True
False
A ____________ is someone who believed native-born Americans should be treated better than immigrant Americans.
ruralist
reaper
industrialist
nativist
