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Inventions & Innovations

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the natural resource for woolen?

a)

cotton

b)

potatoes

c)

sugar

d)

rice

2.

How did the cotton gin increase the economy?

a)

created job and provided more money

b)

it allowed for farmers to not work

c)

it helped people move west

3.

What is a benefit of the land in the Great Plains?

a)

It has mountains

b)

It has rich soil

c)

It is easy to farm on in the winter

d)

It has a lot of space for farms

4.

What branch of government includes Congress?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

All three governments

5.

What three technological innovations occurred because of cotton production?

a)

Steamboat, Interchangeable Parts, Tobacco Gin

b)

Steam Engine, Steamboat, Railroad

c)

Steamboat, Interchangeable Parts, Spinning Machines

d)

Interchangeable Parts, Steam Engine, National Road

6.

People wanted to move west to....

a)

make more money

b)

own land

c)

travel to a new place

d)

own a factory

7.

How did westward migration impact the Native Americans?

a)

Natives lost their land and homes

b)

Natives became friends with the Americans

c)

Natives joined in with the Americans

8.

Which is NOT a significant impact of the Erie Canal?

a)

The Erie Canal made it easier to transport goods

b)

The Erie canal was damaging to the environment

c)

The Erie Canal helped make New York City a world financial capital

d)

The Erie Canal increased access to fertile farmlands in the west

9.

Stagecoaches...

a)

Provided a new way to transport over the Erie Canal.

b)

Provided ways to carry heavier loads.

c)

Provided a quick mode of transportation for people.

d)

Were the only way to travel on the National Road.

10.

What is the impact of the Erie Canal on tourism?

a)

Limited to small groups of people, but over time people began to travel by bridges

b)

Only used for transporting goods, but soon shifted to a method of travel and recreation

c)

Only used to connect the East and Midwest, but it soon connected to the West and Southeast regions

11.

What did the Erie Canal provide for the movement of goods?

a)

an inexpensive and quicker way to transport goods between the Midwest and East Coast

b)

shortened travel time for immigrants moving to the Midwest

c)

created a center for factories and enabled the manufacturing of goods

d)

created a busy trade route that could not support the movement of goods

12.

The National Road...

a)

Formed new crops

b)

Made more towns and businesses

c)

only went from the Southeast up to the Northeast

d)

made local and state governments decline

13.

Conestoga wagons....

a)

Made traveling faster than any other wagon.

b)

Made transporting large amounts of heavy goods easier.

c)

Were the most expensive wagons

d)

Were designed only to carry passagners.