WorksheetsUS History Chapter 8
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
The free enterprise economic system in the United States rose to power because of what event?
American Revolution
War of 1812
Civil War
World War I
What does laissez faire mean in economic terms?
More government intervention is better
Government intervention does not apply
More money is best
Minimal government intervention is best
How did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Rural Farming
The change from hand production to machine
The Civil War
Manifest Destiny
The ability to mass produce goods was a result of the Market Revolution
True
False
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Manning
Eli Appleseed
Eli Whitney
Johnny Appleseed
What were three inventions that revolutionized transportation? Check all that apply
Steamboat
Steam Engine Train
Ice Boxes
Canals
Cotton Gin
Who was responsible for the invention of interchangeable parts?
Samuel Slater
Samuel Morse
Eli Whitney
John Deere
Industrialization helped grow and expand cities.
True
False
Up until the 20th century, where did most Americans live?
Suburbs
Cities
Rural Areas
Along Rivers
Industrialization helped grow and expand cities.
True
False
What two countries had the highest number of immigrants moving to the US during the 1800s?
France and Spain
Mexico and Canada
Germany and Ireland
Japan and China
What was the main reason that immigrants would move to the US?
Search of a better life
To find treasure
To trade
To start a family
What led to harsh and unsanitary living conditions in the cities?
Rich People
City Cleaners
Lack of Housing
Population Increase
When the middle class grew wealthy and moved out of cities, who moved in?
The Working Class
The Poor
Immigrants
The Wealthy
The Suburbs
The main goal of the reform movement was to improve the quality of life for______?
Immigrants
The Rich
The Poor
Everyone
The South was BETTER than the North in terms of labor conditions
True
False
What movement led to free public education for all children?
Public School Movement
The Common School Movement
Temperance Movement
Children Movement
Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist. What is an abolitionist?
A school reformer
Someone who fought for slavery
Someone who fought against slavery
A women's rights leader
What was the Women's Suffrage Movement?
Where women were suffered
Women's voting rights
Equal pay for women
More education for women
What was the temperance movement trying to end?
Women's Rights
Slavery
Alcohol Abuse
Culture
