Why did railroads have more of an impact than canals and steamboats?

railroads cost less to build and provided faster transport

How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the spread of slavery?

The demand for slaves increased due to this invention.

What was the Industrial Revolution?

increased output of machine made goods beginning in England in the 1800's

How did the invention of the steam engine improve travel and shipping?

boats could travel both up and down river

How did Samuel Slater help the American economy?

created a factory system which quickly produced goods

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The American Industrial Revolution Review

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Industrial Revolution Review for 4th grade SS

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1
Big(urban)cities were located in the North.
False
True
2
What was the economy of most Western states based on?
shipping
family wheat and corn farms
cotton plantations
manufacturing
3
______’s steamship, Clermont, started the age of the steamboat and two-way transportation.
Whitney's
Jackson's
Johnson's
Fulton's
4
Who is considered the father of the industrial revolution?
Samuel Slater
John Green
Aiden Griffin
Sam Stevens
5
Why did railroads have more of an impact than canals and steamboats?
railroads cost less to build and provided faster transport
people enjoyed riding on trains
the government funded railroad construction
steamboats are harder to travel on
6
How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the spread of slavery?
Factories were opened in rural areas.
The demand for slaves increased due to this invention.
Slave owners began selling unneeded workers.
This invention required educated workers to use it.
7
What was the Industrial Revolution?
increased population growth of urban areas during the 1800's
wealthy land owners purchase large tracts of land for fields
increased output of machine made goods beginning in England in the 1800's
use of teenagers that worked 14 hours a day, 6 days a week
8
The Gold Rush caused the population to decline in California.
True
False
9
Large cotton plantations could be found in the Western part of the United States.
False
True
10
How did the invention of the steam engine improve travel and shipping?
boats could travel both up and down river
people could reach California by river
people could travel quickly by flatboat
boats could carry more goods at a time
11
Who invented the steamboat?
Milton Bradley
Garrett Morgan
Robert Fulton
Eli Whitney
12
How did Samuel Slater help the American economy?
invented the steam engine
created a factory system which quickly produced goods
created the water mill to power factories
invented the cotton gin
13
What impact did Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin have?
all slaves were freed
slavery increased in the south
more immigrants came from Ireland to pick cotton
many Americans moved to the cities

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