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Unit 7 Industrialization Review
Unit 7 Industrialization Review
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1
Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin?
False
True
2
Why did many Irish workers encounter this form of discrimination in northeastern urban areas?
Slaves were less expensive than white Catholic laborers.
Factory owners preferred to hire protestant laborers
The majority of new immigrants could not Speak English
The new immigrants tended to join the Democratic Party
3
This innovation improved the speed and efficiency of travel on land
Railroad
Steamboat
Telegraph
4
This innovation increased the speed of communication over long distances
Cotton Gin
Railroad
Steamboat
Telegraph
5
This innovation increased the supply of the raw material needed for textile mills
Steamboat
Telegraph
Cotton Gin
Railroad
6
Why did so many Irish immigrants come to the U.S. in the 1840's and 50's
German immigrants decided to stay and improve their government
Famine in Ireland forced many to leave
Job opportunities decreased for immigrants during this time
British immigration decreased
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The growing demand for Textiles was an Effect of the Industrial Revolution
True
False
8
How did Industrialization change life in the U.S.
Canals helped connect San Francisco to trade markets back east
Immigration decreased due to the arrival of enslaved labor
Agriculture grew in the Northeast due to large factories
Cotton Gin increased the demand for slaves and telegraph connected cities
9
How did technological innovations bring about economic growth & construction of Transcontinental Railroad
Expansion of slaves on plantations & Producing goods increasing overseas
Growth of cities and the workforce & creatio of the factory system
Production of goods overseas & growth of cities and the workforce
Creation of the factory system and building most in the Southern states
10
The Cotton Gin increased the need for more?
Steamboats
Slaves
Interchangeable Parts
Plows
11
British impressing American soldiers was a Cause of the War of 1812
True
False
12
Why was the Erie Canal built?
To help decrease the population of the Northern states
To help create a national market
to encourage immigration to states along the Atlantic
To encourage the development of factories along the East Coast
13
A fast-growing population was a Cause of the Industrial Revolution
True
False
14
The creation of inexpensive new products was a cause of the Industrial Revolution
False
True
15
The War of 1812 was a Cause of the Industrial Revolution
False
True
16
Which conflict resulted in a British blockade of the East Coast that helped start the Industrial Revolution in the U.S.
Mexican War
French and Indian War
War of 1812
Civil War
17
Which part of the country was cotton the main crop grown to make money
North
West
South
18
This innovation improved the speed and efficiency of travel on water
Steamboat
Telegraph
Railroad
Cotton Gin
19
Manufacturing growth was an effect of the War of 1812?
False
True
20
Changes in transportation & communication were an Effect of the Industrial Revolution
False
True
21
The rise of factories was an Effect of the Industrial Revolution
False
True
22
Which of the following contributed the Most to the success of Francis Lowell's Massachusetts textile mill?
Increased demand for cloth exports to Great Britain after the Revo. War
Reduced price of cloth imports from Great Britain because of Embargo Act
Economic Isolation of the U.S. created by the War of 1812
Sectionalism of the U.S. created by the tariff of 1832
23
What were the big FARMS called in the South?
Plantations
Eli Whitney
Subsistence farms
Cities
