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- 1. Multiple Choice
What statement below best answers the flow chart?Workers moved into cities where factories are located.Factory owners bought large amounts of rural land.Factories were built away from transportation hubs.Labor unions were weakened due to a decline in farming. - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was not a factor in bringing about rapid industrialization?Improvement in roads, canals, and railroad networksAdvances in technology and machineryDecline in the need for food grown on farmsIncreasing population and demand for produced goods
- 3. Multiple ChoiceNewspaper ads, like the one below, were becoming common in the 1860s.
Which of the following is true about railroad shipping in the 1860s?Railroad companies were suffering financially from rapid industrialization.Railroad shipping made it easier to transport manufactured products from factories to rural areas.Railroads were not an efficient form of transporting goods in 1860.Shipments through canals and rivers could reach more people in the western states than railroads. - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a key innovation in produced goods during the 1850s and 1860s, as shown in the example below?Gasoline-powered enginesIndividualized and unique productionElectrical motorsInterchangeable parts
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA form transportation that revolutionized shipment of goods and travel from New Orleans to Kansas City in the 1850s was:RailroadSteamboatPaved roadsCotton gin
- 6. Multiple ChoiceBased on the map below, which of the following is a true statement about transportation in 1825?Railroads were vital for transporting goods from New York to Chicago.The Erie Canal opened up trade opportunities from the East Coast to the MidwestTraditional mail routes were the only option of sending a package from Buffalo to Cleveland.Telegraphs were important to sending daily news from western states to the East Coast.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat technological advancement of the mid-1800s allowed for news to travel from Boston to Kansas City within the same day?Transcontinental RailroadSteamboatTelegraphRadio
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe “Second Great Awakening” was a catalyst for all of the following major social reforms of the 1800s except:Ending slaveryBanning alcoholic drinksReforming prisonsExtending voting rights to women
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat social reform effort is Horace Mann advocating for in his quote below?
“Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.” – Horace Mann, 1855Slavery cannot be avoided as a means to building a wealthy, civilized society.Basic education for all is essential to the success of the United States in the industrial revolution.The availability of alcoholic beverages ruins the quality of the workforce.Prison reform and the decent treatment of the mentality ill is a moral imperative. - 10. Multiple ChoiceThe following document is from the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848.
What social reform and reference are the authors making?Temperance movement related to the ConstitutionWomen’s rights related to the Declaration of IndependencePrison reform related to the Bill of RightsAbolitionism related to the Mayflower Compact - 11. Multiple ChoiceIncreased the capacity and speed for river travelSteamboatTelegraph
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMovement of people from rural areas to citiesUrbanizationIndustrialization
- 13. Multiple ChoiceInvention by Eli Whitney that increased the profitability of plantationsInterchangeable PartsCotton Gin
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAbility to create goods in large quantities at affordable pricesInterchangeable PartsMass Production
- 15. Multiple ChoiceRestriction of alcoholic beveragesTemperancePrison Reform
- 16. Multiple ChoiceReligious revival that sparked many social reform efforts in the 1800sAbolitionismSecond Great Awakening
- 17. Multiple ChoiceReformer for the availability of education for all childrenHorace MannElizabeth Stanton
- 18. Multiple ChoiceReform effort that sought to end the practice of slaveryAbolitionismPrison Reform
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA leader of the women’s rights movement and organizer of the Seneca Fall ConventionDorothea DixElizabeth Stanton
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe rapid changing in the creation of goods brought about by technological advances that allowed for mass productionAbolitionismIndustrialization
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe uniformity of products allowed for common components to be swappedInterchangeable PartsTelegraph
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe sending of electrical impulses, usually in code language, along a wireTelegraphTemperance
- 23. Multiple Choice1848 convention seeking the advancement of women’s rightsSeneca Falls ConventionSecond Great Awakening
- 24. Multiple ChoiceConnection of the east and west coasts of the United States for transportation of people and goodsTranscontinental RailroadAbolitionism
- 25. Multiple ChoiceLeader who campaigned for caring for the mentally ill and prison reformDorothea DixHorace Mann
- 26. Multiple ChoiceCampaign for human treatment of criminals and transition back into societyAbolitionismPrison Reform
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThese environmental modifications were made in order to construct?permanent housing for immigrants in urban areas.canals that linked the Midwest to the Northeast.a transcontinental railroad.harbor on the Mississippi River.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThis list below describes the nineteenth-century experiences of immigrants from?ItalyChinaGermanyJapan
- 29. Multiple ChoiceDuring the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as?crew members on cargo ships.cloth weavers in textile mills.H staff reporters for local newspapers.legal counselors in state courts.
- 30. 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.
- 31. 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 decreased.The volume of trade passing through southern ports increased.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe growth of railroads during the nineteenth century affected U.S. businesses by?discouraging Congress from instituting tariffs.increasing the cost of raw materials.decreasing the wages of unskilled workers.opening new markets for goods.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThese innovations below in agriculture and industry resulted in?higher consumer costs.decreased profits for investors.less consumer choice.more efficient production of goods.
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these best completes the diagram below?The demand for slaves increases in the South.More textile 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.
- 35. 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.
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhich factor accounts for this trend below?The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements.Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders.Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections.The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in cities.
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich factor best completes this diagram below?New transportation systems.Increased government regulation.A decline in agricultural production.The growth of labor unions.
- 38. 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 centers.Industrialists invested in cotton plantations.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of economy is best described by these characteristics below?Subsistence farming.Free enterprise.Mercantilism.Socialism.
- 40. Multiple ChoiceBetween 1846 and 1855 the population of Ireland decreased by a third, including the approximately 1.5 million Irish immigrants who left for the United States. What was the primary reason for this migration?Massive unemployment resulting from British occupation.Political unrest during an economic recession.Famine caused by a major crop failure.Civil war between Catholics and Protestants.
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhich pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the United States in the mid-1800s?An opportunity for free land in the Midwest.The prospect of religious freedom.An economic boom in the West.The possibility of a free education.
- 42. Multiple ChoiceHow did this invention below contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?By reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton.By increasing the time needed to cultivate cotton.By increasing the profitability of slavery.By reducing the demand for raw cotton.
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhich box below lists some results of improved steamboat technology in the United States as of the mid-1830s?ABCD
- 44. Multiple ChoiceThe innovation shown in this photograph below most affected the U.S. economy by?decreasing the need for canals.allowing more efficient movement of goods.reducing the costs of settling in western territories.transporting workers from southern states to northern states.
- 45. Multiple ChoiceThe Bessemer steel process affected westward expansion in the United States by enabling?clipper ships to be built in order to transport passengers from the East Coast to the West Coast.interstate canal systems to be built in order to transport agricultural goods from west to east.Conestoga wagons to be built in order to carry people and goods to the West.railroads to be built in order to carry people and goods to the West.
- 46. Multiple ChoiceThe introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the?formation of the patent system.creation of labor unions.use of mass-production techniques.eight-hour workday.
- 47. Multiple ChoiceHow did the factory system contribute to the rapid industrialization of the United States?By using slave labor to mass-produce goods.By relying on skilled artisans to create custom goods.By making the production of goods more efficient.By making the distribution of goods less costly.
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these occurred during early U.S. industrialization?Manufacturers instituted a five-day workweek.Labor laws required factories to provide a safe working environment.Workers were required to attend schools to develop technical skills.Production of goods transitioned from homes to factories.
- 49. Multiple ChoiceThese developments below occurred as a result of increased —industrializationwestward migrationexpansion of U.S. territorygovernment regulation of business
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these was an effect of the Industrial Revolution on U.S. women in the 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.
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would most appropriately be called a basic cause of the Mexican War in 1846?Mexican violations of the Monroe Doctrineantislavery sentiment in Mexicoevaporation of Spanish power in North AmericaAmerican desire to own Mexico's northern provinces
- 52. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a term in the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo?
United States begins to trade with Mexico
Mexico pays $20 million for damages during Mexican-American War
United States pay $15 million for half of Mexico
United States citizens are allowed to move to Mexican Territory
- 53. Multiple Choice
Which city grew the most as a result of the California gold rush?
San Diego
Los Angeles
Oakland
San Francisco
- 54. Multiple ChoiceThis painting was completed in 1864, just before the end of the Civil War. At that time, what idea did the western frontier represent to many Americans?The need to establish national parksThe threat of industrial pollutionThe abundance of wildlifeThe promise of a new beginning for the nation.
- 55. Multiple ChoiceThe United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the landMexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 millionthe territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United StatesRussia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819?Florida PurchaseThirteen ColoniesMexican CessionOregon County
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the territory the U.S. acquired in 1848 identified in the picture?Florida PurchaseThirteen ColoniesMexican CessionOregon County
- 58. Multiple ChoiceWhat piece of land was purchased in order to build something in the South? What did they want to build?Mexican Cession/TrailsLouisiana Territory/Canalstranscontinental/Oregon CountryGadsden Purchase/Railroad
- 59. Multiple ChoiceWhich document had these characteristics in the image?Declaration of IndependenceU.S. ConstitutionBill of RightsNorthwest Ordinance
- 60. Multiple ChoiceIn 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territoryissues arising over the boundaries of Texasthe discovery of gold in Californiathe relocation of American Indians from the Southeast
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