WorksheetsChanges to the Growing Nation
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Many families in the U.S. shifted from being _________ to being __________ after the industrial revolution.
Farmers; mass manufacturers
Mass manufacturers; farmers
Farmers; farmers
Mass manufacturers; mass manufactuerers
True or False: As the population grew, so did the demands of the people
True
False
What are textiles?
Woven fabric or cloth
A form of communication
A type of military strategy
Making a ton of goods at once
Who first brought the textile machines to the United States?
Samuel Slater
Steven Smith
Tony Moore
Bernard Weaver
True or False: The North thrived from the Textile Industry and the South stuck to its roots.
True
False
The Rhode Island System...
Built by Slater
Had houses, shops, churches for the workers
Had children work there
All of the above
The Lowell System...
Started in Massachusetts
Hired women to work
Had poor conditions
All of the above
Textile working conditions were...
Very safe with many breaks
Rough and hazardous with little pay
Similar to factories today
Well maintained with filtration systems
Workers would create _________ to improve work conditions.
Trade unions
Rebellious Groups
Militias
Their own factories
What does it mean to "go on strike?"
Protest to send a message to the employer about frustrations
Knock all pins down in bowling
Duel your employer to remove him
Continue to work in the factory
True or False: Trade Unions in the 1800s saw success and failure with their work.
True
False
Speed and efficiency in which goods were made would improve due to...
More workers
Mass production of goods
Immigrants working instead
Less pollution in factories
A machine that uses electricity through wires to send messages is a...
Telegraph
Printing press
Textile
Loom
True or False: The telegraph improved communication by making it so message could send quickly from long distances
True
False
How did farming improve in the 1800s?
John Deere made a better steel plow
Cyrus McCormick created the mechanical reaper for cutting wheat
More food was able to be harvested
All of the above
A heat transfer system in which steam power is used is...
Condensing
Sentencing
Mediating
Agriculture
True or False: The steamboat made travel faster and easier for people and goods.
True
False
What was built due to the creation of the steamboat?
Canals
Harbors
Trading posts
All of the above
True or False: The technology from the steamboat failed greatly on land and the steam train was a failure.
True
False
Who saw major improvements in life due to the creation of the steam train?
The North
The South
What does "social reform" mean?
an organized movement to improve the quality of life for particular groups of people
an organization for people to be more aware of others
a group of people with similar interests
People who want everything to stay the same
True or False: There was both religious and political background to these reforms.
True
False
True or False: Prisons and mentally ill saw major improvements due to Dorothea Dix
True
False
Why did Horace Mann think public education was important?
Social equality
Educate individuals
reduce crime and poverty
All of the above
An organized attempt to end alcohol abuse and its consequences by encouraging abstinence (drinking no alcohol) or at least moderation (drinking very little alcohol) is the....
Public Education Creation
Women's Suffrage
Abolitionists
Temperance Movement
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who fights against slavery
Someone who owns slaves
Someone who creates laws about slavery
Someone who farms a lot
Who is NOT a famous abolitionist?
John C Calhoun
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
How did women gain more rights in the 1800s?
They held conventions to empower
Wrote documents
Created newspapers
All of the above
What is the Declaration of Sentiments?
A formal statement of injustices suffered by women, written by organizers of the Seneca Falls Convention
A formal statement of injustices suffered by African Americans
A formal statement of injustices suffered by Prisoners
A formal statement of injustices suffered by factory workers
What is a pull factor for immigrants in the 1800s?
Farmland
Voice in government
Jobs
All of the above
What is a push factor for immigrants in the 1800s?
Famine
losing famland
laws
All of the above
What did immigrants face when they arrived to America?
Equal treatment
Discrimination
High wages
Free land
True or false: Immigrants would sometimes over populate cities in the United States
True
False
How did cities change due to immigration and industry?
Immigrants worked in factories which boosted the economy
Population increased and became more diverse
Cities became more polluted
All of the above
