Which best describes conditions in factories in the 1800s?

Laborers worked long hours with few holidays.

What was one marked result of the changes in manufacturing and transportation in the first half of the 1800s?

Cities became overcrowded as people moved North looking for factory work

What was one problem with overland travel in the late 1700s and early 1800s?

It was slow and expensive to ship goods overland.

Prior to the development of interchangeable parts,

components in manufactured goods were custom made.

How did changes in manufacturing in the late 1700s and early 1800s affect people living in cities in the North?

Factories employed women and children, for lower wages and longer hours.

What was one advantage of using steamboats in the 1800s?

Steamboats could travel against the wind and currents.

Why did the Know-Nothing Party want to prevent immigrants from voting?

The Know-Nothings believed immigrants were undermining American society.

Nativists in the 1840s believed that immigrants

could not fit into American society.

In the 1800s, factories hired more women and children than they had in the past because

machines could now do the heavy labor formerly done by men.

What significant challenge did cities face as a result of rapid industrialization in the 1800s?

providing enough city services to protect and support new citizens

The development of mass production and cheap shipping meant that

factory goods could be purchased across the US.

Which of the following best describes nativism in the 1800s?

a policy favoring native-born Americans over immigrants

What was one advantage of using steam-powered locomotives in the 1800s?

Locomotives could carry more goods than carriages.

In the late 1700s, as a result of mass production in the United States,

goods became less expensive to manufacture and buy.

By 1850, in the largest northern cities such as New York and Boston,

immigrants made up a large part of the population.

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1
Which best describes conditions in factories in the 1800s?
Workers received frequent holidays.
Working hours were similar to those of today.
Women and children worked short hours.
Laborers worked long hours with few holidays.
2
Which person helped develop the use of interchangeable parts in 1798?
Cyrus McCormick
Samuel Slater
Lucy Larcom
Eli Whitney
3
Who founded the Know-Nothing Party?
factory owners
nativist Americans
female mill workers
Irish immigrants
4
What was one marked result of the changes in manufacturing and transportation in the first half of the 1800s?
Cities became overcrowded as people moved North looking for factory work
Factory workers left cities to work in rural areas
New factories were built in the South and the West.
People made more money working in manufacturing and transportation
5
What was one problem with overland travel in the late 1700s and early 1800s?
It was impossible to ship goods over long distances.
It was slow and expensive to ship goods overland.
It was expensive to ship goods over land, but it was fast.
It was cheap to ship goods over land, but it took time.
6
Prior to the development of interchangeable parts,
components in manufactured goods were custom made.
the French led the world in the Industrial Revolution.
all harvesting and other agricultural work was done by hand.
most parts were made in American factories in the South.
7
How did changes in manufacturing in the late 1700s and early 1800s affect people living in cities in the North?
Factories employed women and children, for lower wages and longer hours.
As factory jobs fell, people left the cities to work in agriculture.
Water-powered machines increasingly replaced laborers.
The use of interchangeable parts and water power reduced workers’ hours.
8
What was one advantage of using steamboats in the 1800s?
Steamboats could travel against the wind and currents.
Steamboats opened up the East to trade for the first time.
Steamboats caused less pollution than other boats.
Steamboats relied on wind power, a renewable resource.
9
In response to an increase in the number of immigrants in the early nineteenth century,
city populations decreased.
unemployment increased.
nativism grew.
nativism decreased.
10
To improve shipping, the Erie Canal was constructed to connect New York City to the
Great Lakes.
Mississippi River.
Atlantic Ocean.
Appalachian Mountains.
11
Why did the Know-Nothing Party want to prevent immigrants from voting?
Know-Nothings felt immigrants should study American civics before voting.
The Know-Nothings believed immigrants were undermining American society.
The Know-Nothings thought immigrants should learn English before voting.
Know-Nothings wanted immigrants to become citizens before voting.
12
In the 1800s, the Know-Nothing Party worked to accomplish which of the following?
better working conditions on farms
better working conditions in factories
religious freedom for Catholics
restrictions on immigration
13
Nativists in the 1840s believed that immigrants
could not fit into American society.
should be better integrated into society.
had much in common with them.
deserved better working conditions.
14
In the 1800s, factories hired more women and children than they had in the past because
factory owners wanted to help entire families earn a better living.
machines could now do the heavy labor formerly done by men.
most male laborers had left the cities to move to rural areas.
most men stopped working in factories to join the US army.
15
What significant challenge did cities face as a result of rapid industrialization in the 1800s?
establishing shipping for raw materials and manufactured goods
attracting skilled laborers to work in new and developing factories
providing enough city services to protect and support new citizens
convincing factory owners to move their business to the cities
16
The development of mass production and cheap shipping meant that
the prices of manufactured goods increased rapidly.
factory goods could be purchased across the US.
people were less likely to buy factory-made goods.
no one could afford goods produced in factories.
17
By 1860, the number of miles of railroad tracks throughout the United States had risen to
3,000,000
30,000
3,000
300,000
18
Due to the development of interchangeable parts and new labor practices in the late 1700s, factories began using
mass production.
English mill designs.
water power.
skilled labor.
19
Which of the following best describes nativism in the 1800s?
a policy favoring native-born Americans over immigrants
a regional policy of maintaining traditional economic systems
a practice in most factories of hiring only native-born Americans
an interest in learning about the native cultures of immigrants
20
What was one advantage of using steam-powered locomotives in the 1800s?
Locomotives were only used to transport passengers.
Locomotives were only used to transport cargo.
Locomotives relied on readily available horsepower.
Locomotives could carry more goods than carriages.
21
During the rise of industrialization in the 1840s, the majority of immigrants came from
Ireland and Germany.
Ireland and England.
France and Germany.
France and England.
22
In the late 1700s, as a result of mass production in the United States,
increased income enabled factories to pay higher wages.
factory workers became more highly skilled.
Britain began to use water-powered machines in factories.
goods became less expensive to manufacture and buy.
23
By 1850, in the largest northern cities such as New York and Boston,
new residents found it easy to assimilate into American culture.
transportation could not keep up with the demands of industrialization.
neighborhoods were emptying as people moved to the country.
immigrants made up a large part of the population.

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