WorksheetsUS Industrial Rev
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who started the Industrial Revolution in the United States?
Eli Whitney
Samuel Slater
Ben Franklin
Alexander Graham Bell
What part of the United States was the location of most of the factories?
The Oregon Trail
The South
The North
New England
What was one of the inventions from the Agricultural Revolution?
Mechanical Reaper
Steamboat
Telegraph
Steam engine
What group of people worked in the factories?
The Irish immigrants
Unmarried women
Small Children
Slaves
Industrialization is the process of using _______ and factories to produce goods.
Cotton Gin
Transportation
People
Machines
Interchangeable parts were created by _______
Eli Whitney
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Slater
Robert Fulton
Urbanization is the movement of people from the rural (country) to
richer area
the cities
the farms
another country
In the 1840s, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the United States seeking to escape...
a series of smallpox epidemics
a civil war between Protestants and Catholics
a famine caused by the failure of a staple food crop
a series of violent conflicts between the British and Irish governments
Which statement best describes a result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century?
people moved to cities in search of economic opportunity
native peoples were forcibly relocated to western territories
farmers began to cultivate land west of the Appalachian Mountains
government officials began to promote the idea of Manifest Destiny
Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?
Improved transportation systems made it easier for workers to migrate.
Advancements in technology led to the need for skilled workers.
The need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production.
The system of indentured servitude was banned.
During the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as
crew members on cargo ships
staff reporters for local newspapers
legal counselors in state courts
cloth weavers in textile mills
How did Samuel Morse's best-known innovation contribute to U.S. growth and development?
It enabled instantaneous long-distance transmission of information.
It boosted the speed of cross-country mail delivery.
It allowed manufactured goods to be produced at lower cost.
It increased national unity by reducing sectional differences.
How did the growth of the railway system during the nineteenth century affect the U.S. economy?
By permitting faster communication between corporate leaders and their employees
By helping expand the commercial markets of U.S. companies
By helping strengthen the economic ties between U.S. and British companies
By making it easier for people in rural areas to work in urban factories
How did the factory system contribute to the rapid industrialization of the United States?
By making the distribution of goods less costly
By relying on skilled artisans to create custom goods
By making the production of goods more efficient
By using slave labor to mass produce goods
What is a capitalist?
A person who buys land for others
A person who sells stocks
A person who makes a lot of money
A person who invests money in order to make a profit.
Who were the nativists?
The nativists were Hamilton's party
The nativists wanted to raise taxes on the other Americans
The nativists were people who protested the immigration
The nativists were a Native American tribe
What was one of the results of the Industrial Revolution?
Trade Unions
Population and diversity in the cities grew
Mills in the South increased
Slavery became illegal
Which of the following statements about factory workers is TRUE?
The factory workers never went on strike because they were happy with their work.
The factory workers did not work very hard
All of the factory workers were skilled workers.
The factory workers faced discomfort and dangerous working conditions.
The movement of the population from rural areas to cities is called ______
Urbanization
Neapolitan
Industrialization
Telegraph
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Industrial Revolution?
Improved textile machinery
Interchangeable parts
Abundant capital
Improvements in the steel plow
