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WorksheetsUnit 4 Topic 1 Study Guide
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
Where did most of the "Lowell girls" live before they came to the mills?
Cities
Towns
Farms
Slums
Which of the following best describes the impact of Eli Whitney's cotton gin on cotton production?
The cotton gin failed to increase cotton production.
The cotton gin only slightly increased cotton production. Most planters preferred sugarcane. Sugarcane was also labor intensive, but who doesn't love sugar?!
The cotton gin dramatically increased cotton production. Enslaved persons were able to process 50 lbs per day as compared to one pound prior to the invention of the cotton gin.
Steam boats and railroads helped ship goods and people....
faster
cheaper
faster and cheaper
Transcontinental means...
across the U.S.A.
over the U.S.A.
near the U.S.A.
The Transcontinental Railroad connected the __________________________.
north and south
east and west
How did people travel before the Transcontinental Railroad was built?
bikes and scooters
boats and planes
boats and wagons
This, more than any other invention, helped Americans move west
The Railroad
The cotton gin
Pony Express
man-made waterway that connects Lake Erie to the Hudson River
and then to the Atlantic Ocean
Which of these words BEST describes how popular a good (or item) is?
demand
supply
money
jobs
