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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why did a large scale textile industry not flourish in the South?
New immigrants settled in the South in large numbers.
The South did not have enough slaves to work the mills.
The South lacked many suitable rivers and was already heavily invested in cash crops
Only women & childrenwere allowed to work in the textile mills.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Where did the industrial revolution first emege in the US?
textile mills
Southern plantations
in Chicago
the railroad
- 3. Multiple Choice
During the Industrial Revolution, what was the Lowell system?
the hiring of only males to work in the mills
the exclusive use of steam engines
system of mills, complete with small villages with homes for families, shops, churches
new system for textile manufacturing that combined the spinning and weaving process in one system
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which system used a labor force made primarily of young, unmarried women and girls?
Rhode Island System
Cult of Domesticity
Lowell System
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the Rhode Island System?
system of mills, complete with small villages with homes for families, shops, churches
system of canals that connected trade routes to Rhode Island
system of governance over factories
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why did new mills emerge in the northeast region of the U.S.?
Hills, rivers, and streams provided the necessary running water to power mills.
The region focused on cash crops.
Slave labor was cheaper.
Immigrants did not like the region.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was one goal of the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association and similar labor unions?
12 hour workday
5 hour workday
7 hour worday
10 hour workday
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which statement is true regarding “credit” in the early 19th Century?
Credit allowed the purchaser to pay for a product or service later on, usually with interest
Credit caused the Panic of 1819.
Credit allowed the purchaser to pay for the product immediately with cash.
Credit was only used in the Northern states, since the South didn’t need it
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was the original benefit of the interchangeable parts?
The steamboat mechanic could replace broken parts with identical parts.
The military could easily replace broken parts of muskets with identical parts.
The railroad engineer could replace broken parts with identical parts.
The automobile mechanic could replace broken parts with identical parts.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which device was directly influenced by advancements in the textile industry?
Safety pin
Railroad
Telegraph
Sewing machine
- 11. Multiple Choice
How is a message sent via telegraph?
Through a telephone receiver
Through a series of dots and dashes
Through a series of dashes only
Through a series of dots only
- 12. Multiple Choice
What best describes a telegraph?
The telegraph could only be used by telegraph operators
The telegraph operated using a series of 1s and 0
The telegraph was a wireless machine used to connect businesses with each other
The telegraph was a machine that used electricity sent through wires to send messages and information.
- 13. Multiple Choice
How did John Deere's invention change farming?
The mechanical reaper decreased harvesting times dramatically and required more labor.
The steel plow performed better in the thick, prairie sod in the Midwest.
The mechanical reaper increased harvesting times dramatically and required less labor.
The steel plow performed worse in the thick, prairie sod in the Midwest.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was the benefit of using a steel plow?
It did not get clogged with dirt as quickly, making it easier to cut through the ground
It worked well with a flat terrain, inexpensive farmland, and a small labor pool.
It caused an increase in employment
It increased harvesting time.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why was the mechanical reaper beneficial?
it increased harvesting times dramatically and required less labor
it allowed for clothes to be made more efficiently
it aided the quick transfer of informaiton
- 16. Multiple Choice
Between 1838 - 1860, what replaced water as the source of powering mills?
coal
nuclear energy
steam
gas
- 17. Multiple Choice
What problem did the invention of the steamboat address and solve?
a lack of wind and the ability to move downstream
a lack of wind and the ability to move upstream
too much wind and the ability to move upstream
too much wind and the ability to move downstream
- 18. Multiple Choice
What differentiated the economy in the southern United States from the economy in the northern United States in the nineteenth century?
The southern states’ economies relied upon agriculture and not manufacturing.
The southern states’ industrial centers were fewer and spaced further apart.
The southern states did not rely on slave labor.
The southern states did not have the labor resources that northern states did.
- 19. Multiple Choice
In what way was the social status of women in the United States affected by early industrialization?
Both genders were needed to fill the same positions.
The economic significance of women as consumers was increased.
Nothing changed for women.
Women started to seek employment as clerks, salespeople, and teachers.
- 20. Multiple Choice
What was one pull factor for immigrants in the mid-1800s?
cultural/religious persecution
poverty
better opportunities
famine
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a pull factor for immigration?
better farmland
lack of farmland
extreme poverty
crop failure
- 22. Multiple Choice
What was the political platform of the Know-Nothing Party?
The party wanted to limit citizenship and encouraged Catholics to serve in public office.
The party promoted citizenship while opposed to Catholics serving in public office.
The party wanted to limit citizenship and was opposed to Catholics serving in public office.
The party promoted citizenship and encouraged Catholics to service in public office.
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