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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAn economic system in which people freely choose what to buy, what to make and where to work is called....SocialismCommunismTraditional EconomyFree Enterprise
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why were technical advances important to the growth of industrialization?
Machines produced lower quality products.
Machine operators purchased equipment to use at home.
Machines sped up the production process.
Machine mechanics earned enough wages to join the upper class.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Improved farm techniques and equipment most directly contributed to industrialization through ______.
the diversity of products
the growth of cities
the increases in wages
the waves of immigrants
- 4. Multiple Choice
The main type of factories in America in the 1800s were
food processing factories
textile factories
automobile factories
weapons factories
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements best describes the United States at the end of the nineteenth century?
The nation had shifted from an agricultural (farming), rural economy to an industrial urban one
Americans did not want to expand to new lands anymore
Development of railroads got many people to move to Canada
Cities became much cleaner and safer to live in
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the term for when people move from rural areas to cities?
Corporation
Dynamo
Tenement
Urbanization
- 7. Multiple Choice
The laissez-faire economic policies of the United States during the nineteenth century led to
a system of protective tariffs
the creation of a national bank
a largely unregulated market for industry
a decline in immigration to western states
- 8. Multiple Choice
Many women experienced expanded economic opportunities during the nineteenth century
because
many men left to fight in a foreign war for several years
raw materials from farms were in high demand by industry
factory jobs provided many women independence and wages
a constitutional amendment recognized women’s voting rights
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which 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.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The 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
- 11. Multiple Choice
What 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.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which form of transportation was
MOST important to development west
of the Mississippi River during the 19th
century?
steamboats
railroads
canals
roads
- 13. Multiple Choice
The Second Great Awakening was a movement that promoted —
spiritual revival and the need for social reform
the use of reason and scientific theory
states’ rights and governmental reform
mercantilism and the development of global trade
- 14. Multiple Choice
What are standardized parts that can be used in place of each other?
Interchangeable parts
Factories
Dynamos
Assembly Lines
- 15. Multiple Choice
Before the Industrial Revolution, where were most goods manufactured in America?
In homes
In factories
In Britain
They weren't
- 16. Multiple Choice
What would explain why so many immigrant moved and lived in cities during the Industrial Revolution?
Easy to live off the land
Outstanding health benefits
Jobs, of course
They weren't allowed to move beyond the east coast
- 17. Multiple Choice
The railroad, steamboat and canal system would be improvements in which area?
communication
transportation
urbanization
transformation
- 18. Multiple Choice
This family is moving from home to the city. Which best describes this below?
Urban to Rural
Rural to Rural
Ural to Bering
Rural to Urban
- 19. Multiple Choice
An assembly line was helpful in...
boring workers in factories
making more products for cheap
organizing factories
helping people find jobs
- 20. Multiple Choice
"Transcontinental" means
Across the ocean
From New York to Miami
Across the continent
Across a city
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was not an experience of children working in factories?
They had many breaks during the day
They were in constant danger
Many went deaf
They breathed in polluted air
- 22. Multiple ChoiceBy the mid 1800s, New York City had become the largest city in the United States.However, the sewer system was poorly planned, forcing many city dwellers to use ditches or outhouses. This primitive sewage system would lead to the —installation of public restrooms throughout the city.outbreak of disease throughout the city.relocation of poor workers to towns outside city limits.advancement of medical technology.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following happened frequently to Irish immigrants during the nineteenth century?They easily found work in the cities.They quickly amassed large fortunes.They joined the Know-Nothing Party.They experienced social discrimination.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWho invented the telegraph?Samuel MorseEli WhitneyJohn DeereSamuel Slatter
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWho was the inventor of the mechanical reaper?Robert FultonEli WhitneyGeorge StephensonCyrus McCormick
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWho invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts?Samuel MorseEli WhitneyJohn DeereCyrus McCormick
- 27. Multiple ChoiceIn which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?The United StatesEnglandFranceGermany
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement is true?Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial RevolutionWork conditions were closely regulatedThere were no labor laws that prevented children from workingChildren were allowed to work but they were treated fairly.
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