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QUIZ--INDUSTRIAL REV. - LOWELL GIRLS

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1
How did the cotton gin speed up the production of cotton?
it planted cotton
it spun cotton into thread
it picked cotton
it removed seeds from cotton
2
What was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution?
RAILROADS
new machines and new technology
the steam generator
farms, rivers, and streams
3
Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin and _____________________
Interchangable parts
Telegraph
Vulcanized Rubber
Phonograph
4
Who were the Lowell girls?
factory workers
James Monroe's daughters
Girls from Russia
Irish immigrants
5
Lowell Mill girls wanted
Better prisons
Shorter work hours and higher wages
To give education to everyone
Bans on alcohol
6
How did industrialization affect the way people lived in the United States?
None of the Above
Caused farmers to go out of business.
Changed how people traveled & transported goods.
Cities developed around rivers for water power & shipping
7
Which technology did Eli Whitney improve?
the steam engine
the telegraph system
the cotton gin
the steamboat
8
In what area did many new industrial towns develop?
near other large towns
along rivers and streams
near oceans and bays
along mountain ranges
9
A significant development in the way goods were made was the
economic factors
development of WORKERS
wealthy merchant association
factory system
10
What is the definition of patent?
the base of government
Life time rights
waiting in the hospital
provide originators to use the items for APPX. 17 years