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Industrial Revolution/Civil War Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called?

a)

Southerners

b)

Tories

c)

Federalists

d)

Abolitionists

2.

What new power technology was used by Robert Fulton to power boats?

a)

Electricity

b)

Steam

c)

Gasoline

d)

Wind

3.

Abraham Lincoln wasn't on the voting ballot in 10 of the Southern states.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Who invented the first practical incandescent light bulb?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

James Hargreaves

5.

Who fought the North in the American Civil War?

a)

England

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

6.

In what country did the Industrial Revolution first begin?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Germany

7.

What war inspired the United States to begin to build up its industrial capacity?

a)

Civil War

b)

War of 1812

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Revolutionary War

8.

Trains were one of the most important modes of transportation during the Industrial Revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Before steam power was invented, what were the early power sources of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Electricity

b)

Nuclear

c)

Gasoline

d)

Water and wind

10.

What was the main driver of the economy in the North during the Civil War?

a)

Farming

b)

Industry

c)

Tourism

d)

Transportation

11.

According to many historians, the Industrial Revolution in the United States started in what state?

a)

New York

b)

California

c)

Texas

d)

Rhode Island

12.

What 1837 invention changed communications in the United States?

a)

Telegraph

b)

Phonograph

c)

Assembly line

13.

The southern states wanted the federal government to have all the power and make all the laws.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which of the following was not a cause of the American Civil War?

a)

States' Rights

b)

Pearl Harbor Attack

c)

Slavery

d)

Abraham Lincoln elected

15.

Why did the South need slaves, but the North didn't?

a)

Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit

b)

Slave labor was needed to work the mines in the South

c)

Slaves ran the large steel mills and appliance factories in the South

d)

All of the above