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- 1. Multiple Choice
Before the Industrial Revolution, most people were engaged in which occupation?
manufacturing
fishing
farming
hunting
- 2. Multiple Choice
The major change in the organization of labor in the industrial revolution was
the development of mass production.
the shift to an agricultural economy.
the rise of our computer overlords.
nothing changed.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Mass production was possible because of the development of interchangeable parts.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
The first factories were built next to what source of power?
animal
wind
slavery
rivers
- 5. Multiple Choice
A person who invests in businesses for profit is known as a
Socialist
Capitalist
Fascist
Communist
- 6. Multiple Choice
According to the law of supply, if the number of available goods increases, the price will
increase
decrease
- 7. Multiple Choice
According to the law of demand, if the supply of goods decreases the price will
increase
decrease
- 8. Multiple Choice
The first textile mills were built in
New England
the South
the Midwest
the Southwest
- 9. Multiple Choice
A "market economy" describes
a system where the state controls all resources and sets prices.
a system where resources are privately owned and competition determines prices.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Lowell "mill girls"
worked 12-14 hour days.
were primarily from rural farming communities.
were paid half the wage a man would earn.
all of the above
- 11. Multiple Choice
Textile mills employed many children because they were small and could navigate around the machines to change spindles.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
What were the primary industries in Maine during the Industrial Revolution? Select all that apply.
farming
lumbering
fishing
shipbuilding
none of the above
- 13. Multiple Choice
What subjects were important for young boys and girls to be productive citizens of the American republic? Select all that apply.
reading
writing
arithmetic
I'm too cool for school.
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