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Unt 7: Industrialism & Innovations
Unt 7: Industrialism & Innovations
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1
The invention of the steamboat resulted in -
plantations and slave labor increased
higher transportation fees & decrease in people moving west
increased tourism & cheaper transportation fees
traffic on the Mississippi ONLY to increase
2
Industries are able to expand under the free enterprise system because-
industry is controlled by Great Britain
the government does not interfere much in businesses
industry is not permitted in the U.S.
industry is regulated by the government
3
Many women & children began to work in which of the following rather than working in the home?
Factories - Textile Mills
Plantation Systems
Mining mills
Shipping and Communications
4
Improved transportation systems such as the TCRR, new roads, and canals led to -
tourism to increase
all of the above
prices of goods and transportation to decrease
expansion of the free enterprise system
5
Why did many people/immigrants move to cities during the industrialization?
the opportunities to own businesses
to expand slavery to the factories
to escape persecution
the need for low skilled laborers in the factories
6
Which of the following is true for the geography and economic activity of the West?
fertile soil, plantations; cash crops
rocky soil, cold climate; small farms and fishing industries
Natural harbors, dense forests; fishing & timber industries
natural resources, cheap land; mining and agriculture
7
How did the Bessemer steel process change transportation?
It enabled canals to connect major rivers and water routes.
It allowed for ships to be built lighter and move faster.
It enabled wagons to use interchangeable parts.
It allowed for the railroad to be build to ship goods.
8
Which form of power changed factories and transportation during the industrial revolution?
Steam
Solar Power
Electricity
Wind
9
A free enterprise economic system allows business to be own by -
plantation owners only.
former slaves.
shared power between the government and the people.
the people privately.
10
The use of interchangeable parts allowed for goods to be produced -
in factories in the West
on a much larger scale - mass production.
and factories to increase in the South
on a much smaller scale - more privately made
11
How did humans modify the environment to construct the TCRR?
blasted tunnels in mountains
leveled hills and land
built bridges
all of the above
12
Which industry jumpstarted the Industrial Revolution?
Shipbuilding
Acting
Horserearing
Textiles
13
Improved transp., growing cities, decreased prices for goods and shipping resulted from...
equality for women
safe factory conditions
rapid industrialization in the North
a rapid decline in slavery
14
What did Samuel Morse invent and how did it help?
Steamship: More efficient transportation of goods and people
Morse Code: Instant transfer of goods over long distances
Bessemer Steel Process: buit railroads
Morse Code: Instant transfer of messages over long distances
15
How did the large scale production of cotton change the south?
slave profitability increased
all of the above
overuse of the land ruined the soil
increased the need for slave labor
16
Many immigrants, such as the Irish, moved to the midwest to for the opportunity to -
own factories.
expand the plantation system.
own slaves and produce cash crops.
own small farms and land.
17
Interchangeable parts: mass-produced parts for machines that could be replaced with ___ pieces.
identical
expensive
unassembled
fraternal
18
True or False: Child labor laws were incredibly strict during the industrial revolution.
False
True
19
Most factories in the US were located in the...
South
North
East
West
20
Which of the following inventions increased the demand for slavery?
telegraph
cotton gin
steam boat
typewriter
21
The N, S & W all have different identities based on geography and economics. This is known as -
socialism
industrialization
free enterprise system
sectionalism
