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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIn the early 1800s, urbanization was mainly the result of the--Shortage of land for new farmsfederally funded national roadsimpact of industrializationmigration of Native American Indians
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Which title belongs in the center of this diagram?Technological Innovations in ManufacturingNoteworthy European Scientific InventionsEffects of the Factory SystemChanges in Transportation - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these best completes the diagram?The demand for slaves increases in the South.More textile factories factories are established in the South.The number of European immigrants arriving at southern port cities increases.More tobacco and food crops are cultivated on southern plantations.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow did the plantation system influence the economic development of the United States?It prevented the development of industry in the Northeast.It turned the South into a major producer of the cotton used in northern mills.It restricted agricultural expansion in the western territories.It increased federal dependency on tariffs for revenue.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow did the War of 1812 affect the U.S. economy?The use of federal paper currency increased.Agricultural imports increased.Imports of raw materials increased.Manufacturing increased.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization?Manufacturers produced goods to export overseas.Labor unions were formed to protect mill workers.Workers moved closer to manufacturing centersIndustrialist invested in cotton plantations.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the United States in the mid-1800's?An opportunity for free land in the MidwestThe prospect of religious freedomAn economic boom in the WestThe possibility of a free education
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIn the 1840's, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the United States seeking to escape--a civil war between protestants and Catholicsa famine caused by the failure of a staple food cropa series of violent conflicts between the British and the Irish governmentsa series of smallpox epidemics
- 9. Multiple ChoiceDuring the early 1800's many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as--crew members on cargo shipscloth weavers in textile millsstaff reporters for local newspaperslegal counselors in state courts
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe innovation shown in this photograph most affected the U.S. economy by--decreasing the need for canalsallowing more efficient movement of goodsreducing the costs of settling in western territoriestransporting workers from southern states to northern states
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a result of improved steam technology in the United States as of the mid 1830's?New states were added to the Union.The population of major cities decreased.Support for Manifest Destiny grew stronger.The cost to transport goods decreased
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow did Samuel Morse's best-known innovation contribute to U.S. growth and development?It enabled instantaneous long distance transmission of information.It allowed manufactured goods to be produced at lower costs.It boosted the speed of cross-country mail delivery.It increased national unity by reducing sectional differences.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one major effect of the Erie Canal on the United States in the early nineteenth century?The rapid growth of cities in the NortheastA rise in cotton exports to the United KingdownAn increase in the cost of shipping goods to EuropeA decrease in trade between settlers and American Indians
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?The cost of shipping goods on eastern roads increased.The number of ships passing through northern ports decreased.The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreasedThe volume of trade passing through southern ports increased
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe growth of railroads during the nineteenth century affected U.S. businesses by-discouraging Congress from instituting tariffsincreasing the cost of raw materialsdecreasing the wages of unskilled workersopening new markets for goods
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the--formation of the patent systemcreation of labor unionsuse of mass-production techniqueseight-hour workday
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow did the factory system contribute to rapid industrialization of the United States?By using slave labor to mass-produce goodsBy relying of skilled artisans to create custom goodsBy making production of goods more efficientBy making the distribution of goods less costly
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThese developments occurred as a result of increased--industrializationwestward migrationexpansion of U.S. territorygovernment regulation of business
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich 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.Farmers began to cultivate land west of the Appalachian mountains.Native peoples were forcibly relocated to western territories.Government officials began to promote the idea of manifest destiny.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these was an effect of the Industrial Revolution on U.S. women int he early nineteenth century?Women in unions gained bargaining power with employers.The government passed laws to improve safety for women in the workplace.Women seeking work migrated from rural communities to cities.State governments called conventions in support of women's suffrage.
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