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Industrial/Market/Transportation Revolution
Industrial/Market/Transportation Revolution
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Review with the Americans Textbook Ch 8.4 and 9.1
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1
Which of the following is not a fact associated with the workers at Lowell
Many workers were under 30 years old
9 out of 10 workers were women
Most workers were married
Women were paid less than men for the same work
2
Heavy investment in canals and railroads and factories, link between American goods and Europe
The Midwest
Oregon Territory
The South
The North
3
the following are effects of the market revolution on the household economy
except...
technology advances
prices drop
agriculture flourishes
very few consumers
4
Poor ventilation, heat, darkness, smoke and dust filled air:
best describes
Conditions on a plantation
Conditions at Lowell
Cottage Industry issues
Industrialization is entrenched
5
The rise of the ____ changed lives for workers and consumers, it pushed forward the economy
factory system
court mandated laws
churches
steel plows
6
What message is found in
“Necessity is the Mother of Invention”
Inventors rarely build upon the work of other inventors
Discoveries about the world can lead to useful inventions
Benjamin Franklin invented electricity
When life’s necessities change, new inventions will develop
7
Wooded areas cleared for agriculture, technology opens this region for land and opportunity
The South
The North
The Midwest
Oregon Territory
8
the following are associated with transportation during the Market Revolution
except
agriculture expands
Railroads are cheap and strong but are slower than canals
Goods can be transported in winter
The 3 regions of the United States are interdependent
9
Who is the inventor of the steam train?
Peter Cooper
John Deere
Samuel Morse
Samuel Slater
10
The rise of capitalism occurred as investors sought out this…
skilled laborers
cheap workers
huge profits
cheaper technology
11
Which of the following was
not
a result of using waterpower to replace hand tools?
Rise in unemployment because fewer people had to work
Factory towns sprung up along rivers in the N.East and West
Creation of unlimited job opportunities in new factories
Products were now made more efficiently and became cheaper
12
The following list; money, property, machines, and factories, are all examples of:
capital
specialization
factory system
mechanization
13
Which of the following was the best work opportunity for young farm girls.
sewing
mill work
teaching
domestic work
14
Which immigrant group were called, “dirty, diseased and unskilled” by “original Americans”?
Irish
Germans
Italians
Austrians
15
This connected cities on the east coast and was used to transmit orders and info.
railroads
steamboat
steel plow
telegraph
16
Which is not an example of how factory production revolutionized industry
Goods are produced more rapidly than before
Price of household items rose due to increased demand
Factory work imposed tight restrictions on workers
Machines replaced skilled artisans
17
Which statement about immigration to the U.S. during the 19
th
century is most valid?
Organized labor supported unlimited immigration
Industrial growth led to a demand for cheap immigrant labor
Most immigrants to the U.S. were illegal aliens.
Few immigrants came from Western Europe
18
Inventor-entrepreneurs began inventing goods that made life more_____ .
democratic
fast-paced
religious
comfortable
19
A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.
journeyman
entrepreneur
apprentice
master
20
Which correctly describes the path to the creation of the National Trades’ Union
town’s unions unite/journeymen unions/ federations
journeymen unions/town’s unions unite/federations
journeymen unions /federations/ town’s unions unite
21
This is a skilled artisan, usually one owning a business and employing others
journeyman
entrepreneur
master
apprentice
22
Commonwealth v. Hunt set forward what decision
Business owners able to use police to end strikes
Use of strikebreakers is found unconstitutional
Bank owners able to demand loan repayment from trade unions
Journeymen get the right to strike
23
This industry pioneered the new manufacturing techniques of the market revolution.
lumber industry
agricultural industry
cottage industry
textile industry
24
Agricultural, looked down on cities and industrialization, had few transportation links
The Oregon Territory
The Midwest
The South
The North
25
This is a worker learning a trade or craft, under supervision of a skilled artisan
apprentice
entrepreneur
master
journeyman
26
By 1840, one out of every three people lived….
on plantations
in balloon frame houses
west of the Appalachian Mountains
in Oregon Territory
27
In the apprentice system, a skilled worker employed by a skilled artisan
master
entrepreneur
apprentice
journeyman
28
Until the 1820’s, rural manufacturing was based upon this …
Interchangeable parts
cottage industry
National Trades’ Union
entrepreneurship
29
“Union is Power” is the motto from which group…
Catholic immigrants
National Trades’ Union
Irish immigrants
Lowell mill strikers
30
Which of the following is not a cause associated with the strikes at Lowell
were fined for lateness
weren't able to go to church Sunday due to work obligations
Wages were cut
Boarding costs increased without a wage increase
31
Which of the following does not represent a fact associated with Irish immigration
Many found work in the South
attacked by anti-Irish mobs in the cities
used as strike breakers
Faced prejudice due to their religion
32
Which of the following is not a group that opposed National Trades’ Union
business owners
bank owners
journeymen
courts
33
Mill towns tended to grow
most
rapidly in this region
Mississippi River Valley
Indian Territory
South
North
34
The Lowell Female Labor Reform Association attempted to gain this from Massachusetts
10-hour workday
medical benefits
The right to strike
Minimum wage law
35
The following event prompted many Irish to immigrate to America in the 1850’s
The Industrial Revolution
The Great Potato Famine
Transcendentalism movement
The Second Great Awakening
