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Industrial Revolution Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Capitalism

a)

An economic system in which production and the means of production are owned and controlled by private individuals

b)

Organization with the goal of improving working conditions

c)

Political and economic theory where the means of production owned by the government

2.

Machines with __________ _________ helped with the production of goods.

a)

Electricity

b)

Interchangeable parts

c)

Realism

d)

Labor Union

3.
An industrial system of manufacturing in which workers, raw materials, and machinery are gathered under the same roof. 
a)
enclosure
b)
factory system
c)
labor union
d)
monopoly
4.

Who invented the steamboat?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Samuel Slater

c)

Elias Howe

d)

Robert Fulton

5.

Who invented interchangeable parts?

a)

Elias Howe

b)

Robert Fulton

c)

Samuel Slater

d)

Eli Whitney

6.

What man invented the "Spinning Jenny" in 1764?

a)

Thomas Newcomen

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

James Hargreaves

d)

James Watt

7.

Who was "The Great Compromiser"?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Andrew Jackson

8.

Which of the following was first used to transport freight along the Erie Canal?

a)

Steamboats

b)

Flatboats

c)

Cargo ships

d)

Canoes

9.

What connected the Mississippi River and the Hudson River making transportation of goods easier?

a)

The Hudson Bridge

b)

The Erie Canal

c)

The National Road

d)

Railroads

10.

This invention turned rivers into busy routes for traders and travelers.

a)

Railroads

b)

Telegraph

c)

Steamboats

d)

Mechanical reaper

11.

invention that improved thread production

a)

capital

b)

socialism

c)

spinning jenny

d)

cottage industry

12.

These roads were built in muddy or swampy areas by laying logs side-by-side.

a)

canals

b)

log flumes

c)

turnpikes

d)

corduroy roads

13.

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during Madison, and Monroe’s presidencies?

a)

John Marshall

b)

Elastic Clause

c)

John Adams

d)

Gibbons v. Ogden

14.
The Monroe Doctrine - 
a)
Stated that European countries could NOT continue to colonize in North and South America
b)
Stated that the US would NOT continue to trade with France or Britain
c)
Stated that it was ILLEGAL for the US to form alliances
d)
Stated that European countries were welcome to colonize in North & South America
15.

a period of rapid growth in using machines for manufacturing and production

a)

Transportation Revolution

b)

American Revolution

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Technology Revolution