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Unit 4: Westward Expansion & Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The cotton gin and interchangeable parts were inventions of--
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Robert Morse
2.
The change from individual production of goods to machine production is called
a)
urbanization
b)
industrialization
c)
agrarian societs
d)
nullification
3.
The transformation from rural to city is called
a)
urbanization
b)
industrialization
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
factory system
4.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
5.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
6.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 
7.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
8.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
9.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
10.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
11.
This innovation allowed for factories and mills to be built in areas more suitable for business 
a)
Cotton Gin
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Steam Engine
d)
Mechanical Reaper
12.
What invention is this?
a)
Cotton Gin
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Steam Engine
d)
Steam Boat 
13.
The steam powered locomotive was able to transport goods and people throughout the US as a result of 
a)
Railways
b)
Deep Harbors
c)
Wide Canals
d)
 Landing Strips
14.
The Industrial Revolution happening during the _____ and the ____.
a)
1700s, 1800s
b)
1800s, 1900s
c)
1900s, 2000s
d)
1500s, 1600s
15.
Henry Ford found he could produce cars less expensively and more quickly by doing which of the following? 
a)
using the assembly line
b)
using designs made in Japan
c)
using plastic instead of steel
d)
hiring only immigrants 
16.
What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Very extravagant
b)
Strict housing regulations
c)
Spacious and luxurious
d)
Crowded and unsanitary
17.

An idea opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights

a)

Capital

b)

Proletariat

c)

Mass Production

d)

Laissez Faire

18.

An association of employees formed to improve their incomes and working conditions by collective bargaining with the employer or employer organizations

a)

Proletariat

b)

Bourgeoisie

c)

Union

d)

Entrepreneur

19.

The ruling class of the two basic classes of capitalist society, consisting of capitalists, manufacturers, bankers, and other employers.

a)

Proletariat

b)

Bourgeoisie

c)

Entrepreneur

d)

Adam Smith

20.

Economic system were central government owns all property and controls all aspects of the economy.

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Feudalism

21.

Economic system were businesses are privately owned and goods and services are sold for a profit. Also called a free-market economy.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

d)

Feudalism

22.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
23.
What are identical components that can be used in place of each other?
a)
Interchangeable parts
b)
Factories
c)
Dynamos
d)
Assembly Lines
24.

The term laissez-faire roughly translates to mean

a)

leave alone

b)

resist

c)

freedom

d)

control

25.

The ability to have necessities of life, such as food, clothing, and shelter and wants like vacations, concerts, and other amusements is referred to as

a)

middle class

b)

upper class

c)

standard of living

d)

purchasing power

26.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
27.

Which of these was NOT an adaptation that contributed to the settlement of the west?

a)

dry farming

b)

cattle ranching

c)

sharecropping

d)

wheat farming

28.

Over hunting reduced the American Buffalo population from 30 million to __________ in a little over a decade.

a)

85

b)

850

c)

8,500

d)

85,000

29.

The Transcontinental Railroad reduced the time it took to travel across the United States from 6 months to _______

a)

6 weeks

b)

6 days

c)

3 weeks

d)

3 days

30.

Which of the following was NOT part of the physical environment of the Great Plains?

a)

land eroded by wind and water

b)

forests

c)

low rainfall

d)

frequent dust storms

31.

What was the MAIN reason the government wanted Native Americans on reservations

a)

to keep them from starving

b)

to take their land

c)

to preserve the remaining buffalo

d)

to teach them new skills

32.

One of the MAJOR factors contributing to the destruction of the way of life of the Plains Indians was the

a)

movement of freed slaves to the west

b)

industrialization of the major cities in the west

c)

slaughter of the buffalo herds

d)

discovery of gold and silver deposit

33.

Which of the following factors BEST explains the increase of population west of the Mississippi River after the Civil War?

a)

improved methods of transportation

b)

withdraw of the troops from the South

c)

the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments

d)

development of factories in the South

34.
What would make the best title for this image?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
The Industrial Revolution
c)
Attack of the 50 foot Woman
d)
Manifest Destiny
35.
The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:
a)
the Monroe Doctrine
b)
The Louisiana Purchase
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
The Jackson Action
36.
To Annex land means to:
a)
take it over
b)
conquer it
c)
give it up to another country
d)
buy it
37.
Which of the following is true about the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
James Monroe bought it
b)
It doubled the size of the U.S.
c)
We bought it from Spain
d)
All of these are true
38.
Lewis and Clark were sent by President Jefferson to:
a)
invade Mexico
b)
stop British attacks on U.S. ships
c)
explore Louisiana
d)
buy Louisiana
39.
Which is the only state to have once been an independent country?
a)
Texas
b)
Colorado
c)
Oregon
d)
Arizona
40.
Texas became part of the United States as a result of:
a)
The Mexican War
b)
Annexation
c)
A treaty with Spain
d)
a purchase from France
41.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was
a)
End slavery in the new territories
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of southern states from the nation
42.

Which of the following is NOT a main reason for Manifest Destiny?

a)

Cheap and abundant farm land

b)

Chance to find Gold

c)

To spread Christianity

d)

Access to the Pacific Ocean

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