WorksheetsGrowth of the North
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 31mins
How did Samuel Slater change the American factory system? (Choose 2)
He built a factory where machines were powered by water.
He hired whole families and built company villages.
He built the first steamboats to quickly ship goods to markets.
He provided transportation to the factories for workers who lived far away.
He built textile factories in the South because that's where cotton was grown.
How was the Lowell System different from the Rhode Island System?
Mechanized looms allowed weaving to be done in the factory rather than at home.
Workers were housed in towns far away from the factory rather than in nearby company villages.
The machines in the factory were powered by water rather than coal.
Interchangeable parts were abandoned in favor of handmade ones.
What changes are associated with the Industrial Revolution? (Choose 3)
New types of transportation developed.
Local artisans developed new products.
New technologies developed for making goods.
The South's economy relied on agriculture.
People moved to cities to work in factories.
The first stage of the Industrial Revolution involved production of
textiles
homes to factories
cotton
farming
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Production moved from
homes to factories
from the city to the country
from the north to the south
from textile industries to the north
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. ____________________could be used to replace a broken or defective part of a factory-made good.
Interchangeable parts
Eli Whitney
mass production
cotton
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. ____________________created the first product using these parts, a musket for the United States government.
Samuel Slater
Eli Whitney
Francis Cabot
Irish
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. These types of parts allowed a system of___________.
mass production
cotton
textiles
home factories
Why did people develop trade unions?
to improve technology and produce more goods
to replace skilled jobs with unskilled jobs
to protect workers and improve working conditions
to end the factory system and return work to homes
How did the Panic of 1837 affect trade unions?
It decreased the influence of trade unions.
It created new technology that ended the need for trade unions.
It decreased the cost of joining a trade union.
It caused guilds to replace trade unions.
How did technological advancements during the Industrial Revolution affect the North?
Income distribution became more even.
More workers moved to agricultural jobs from factory jobs.
Population shifted from rural areas to cities.
The level of wealth decreased.
What were the impacts of German and Irish immigrants in the United States prior to the Civil War? (Choose 4)
Irish immigrants became farmers and many settled in Oregon.
The Know-Nothing political party developed.
German and Irish immigrants organized, supported, and led labor unions.
German immigrants changed the educational system by starting kindergartens.
Irish immigrants changed politics in American cities.
Which purpose BEST explains why the U.S. Congress authorized building the National Road?
to develop factories in the North
to move the U.S. Army to Washington, D.C.
to promote settlement to the West
to sell agricultural products in the South
How did the Erie Canal affect transportation in the United States? (Choose 2)
It became a major travel route between the Midwestern states and New York City.
It reduced costs to ship raw materials and finished goods between the Midwest and New York.
it increased costs to ship raw materials and finished goods between the southern states and New York.
It reduced travel time between upstate New York and New York City.
It increased travel time between the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean.
What were the economic impacts of the development of railroads? (Choose 2)
Shipping costs increased.
Shipping costs decreased.
Transportation times increased.
More areas could be reached for trade.
Cities developed along major rivers and the Great Lakes.
How did steamboats change shipping?
Steamboats made it impossible to ship goods to the Great Lakes.
Steamboats made shipping goods across the ocean much cheaper and faster.
Steamboats made it possible to ship goods downriver (with the current).
Steamboats made it much easier to ship goods upriver (against the current).
a frame or machine for weaving cloth
guilds
assimilated
looms
canals
mechanize
to do by machine
quick to recover
an artificial waterway
adopted the ways of another culture
Nativist
production of goods in large numbers
adopted the ways of another culture
person opposed to immigration
association of merchants and artisans
A person whose views go beyond what is usual
extremist
assimilated
trade union
guilds
Guilds
adopted ways of another culture
association of merchants and artisans
production of goods in large numbers
organization of workers with the same skill or trade
adopted the ways of another culture
assimilated
guilds
mass production
trade union
Identify the push-pull factors for German and Irish immigrants. (Select ALL that apply)
jobs building canals, roads, railways, and mining; freedom, stability, and safety
poverty, lack of jobs, potato famine
poverty, religious persecution, political unrest
farming and factory jobs; freedom, stability and safety
Identify how the technological advancement in water power was used and the effect it had on society. (Choose 2)
replaced horse power to power machinery
used in manufacturing process and then boats and railroads
factories and mills were built along rivers
sped up shipping of goods
Identify how the technological advancement in steam power was used and the effect it had on society. (Choose 2)
used in manufacturing process and then boats and railroads
replaced horse power to power machinery
factories and mills were built along rivers
sped up shipping of goods
How did Samuel Slater change the American factory system? (Choose 2)
He built a factory where machines were powered by water.
He hired whole families and built company villages.
He built the first steamboats to quickly ship goods to markets.
He provided transportation to the factories for workers who lived far away.
He built textile factories in the South because that's where cotton was grown.
How was the Lowell System different from the Rhode Island System?
Mechanized looms allowed weaving to be done in the factory rather than at home.
Workers were housed in towns far away from the factory rather than in nearby company villages.
The machines in the factory were powered by water rather than coal.
Interchangeable parts were abandoned in favor of handmade ones.
What changes are associated with the Industrial Revolution? (Choose 3)
New types of transportation developed.
Local artisans developed new products.
New technologies developed for making goods.
The South's economy relied on agriculture.
People moved to cities to work in factories.
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. ____________________could be used to replace a broken or defective part of a factory-made good.
Interchangeable parts
Eli Whitney
mass production
cotton
How did technological advancements during the Industrial Revolution affect the North?
Income distribution became more even.
More workers moved to agricultural jobs from factory jobs.
Population shifted from rural areas to cities.
The level of wealth decreased.
Identify the push-pull factors for German and Irish immigrants.
jobs building canals, roads, railways, and mining; freedom, stability, and safety
poverty, lack of jobs, potato famine
poverty, religious persecution, political unrest
farming and factory jobs; freedom, stability and safety
What were the impacts of German and Irish immigrants in the United States prior to the Civil War? (Choose 4)
Irish immigrants became farmers and many settled in Oregon.
The Know-Nothing political party developed.
German and Irish immigrants organized, supported, and led labor unions.
German immigrants changed the educational system by starting kindergartens.
Irish immigrants changed politics in American cities.
Which purpose BEST explains why the U.S. Congress authorized building the National Road?
to develop factories in the North
to move the U.S. Army to Washington, D.C.
to promote settlement to the West
to sell agricultural products in the South
How did the Erie Canal affect transportation in the United States? (Choose 2)
It became a major travel route between the Midwestern states and New York City.
It reduced costs to ship raw materials and finished goods between the Midwest and New York.
it increased costs to ship raw materials and finished goods between the southern states and New York.
It reduced travel time between upstate New York and New York City.
It increased travel time between the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean.
What were the economic impacts of the development of railroads? (Choose 2)
Shipping costs increased.
Shipping costs decreased.
Transportation times increased.
More areas could be reached for trade.
Cities developed along major rivers and the Great Lakes.
How did steamboats change shipping?
Steamboats made it impossible to ship goods to the Great Lakes.
Steamboats made shipping goods across the ocean much cheaper and faster.
Steamboats made it possible to ship goods downriver (with the current).
Steamboats made it much easier to ship goods upriver (against the current).
A new development or invention.
Telegraph
Transformed
Clipper Ship
Innovation
To change significantly.
Telegraph
Transformed
Morse Code
Innovation
A device that used electric signals to send messages.
Telegraph
Transformed
Morse Code
Innovation
A system of dots and dashes that represented the alphabet.
Telegraph
Transformed
Morse Code
Innovation
The movement of people from rural to the cities.
Telegraph
Transformed
Morse Code
Urbanization
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel F.B. Morse
John Deere
Robert Fulton
Cyrus McCormick
WHich region turned to industry and commerce?
The North
The South
The West
The mountainous areas
The population growth was the results of what?
Women were given the right to vote
Blacks were given the right to vote
Immigration
THe cotton industry
WHich of these is NOT a reason why the North opposed slavery?
It was unjust and should be abolished.
It was an economic threat to some Northern workers.
Whites were superior to blacks.
It might force some free workers into slavery just to find work.
In 1793, ___________ invented the cotton gin it quickly removed the seeds from picked cotton allowing a huge increase in production.
Alexander Graham Bell
Eli Whitney
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Robert Frost
Eli Whitney received a contract with the U.S. government to produce 10,000 rifles. He invented a manufacturing method known as ____________ to produce weapons that could use the same components.
interchangeable parts
gins
patents
mixable components
In 1790, Congress passed a law to protect the rights of inventors. They could file a ________ with the government to protect their creation.
copyright
patent
technology writ
engineers schemata
__________ is an economic system that allows individuals and businesses to own property and decide how they will use it to make money.
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
Fundamentalism
In a ____________ system, people are free to work wherever they wish, and to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want.
communistic
mercantile
Free Enterprise
socialistic
The southern states depended on agriculture. The most important crop in the South was ___________.
Tobacco
Cotton
Beans
Rice
Northeastern states relied on manufacturing and the production of cloth in the _________ industry.
iron
textile
paper
indigo
A ____________ is an artificial, manmade waterway used to transport people and goods from one place to another.
ship
tunnel
bridge
canal
Thousands of Irish immigrants helped to create the _________ canal, a 363 mile waterway, connecting Buffalo, NY to Albany, NY.
Superior
Erie
St. Lawrence River
Hudson River
___________________ is a division of the nation, based on geography, and a difference of opinion about goals and needs.
Sectionalism
A Monopoly
Communism
Socialism
Canals are man-made
Waterways
Railways
Roadways
Which was the popular mode of transportation after canals?
Roadways
Railways
Which engine was used in railway transport?
Water
Steam
Petrol
