Industrialization & Reform

Between 1846 and 1855 the population of Ireland decreased by a third, including the 1.5 million Irish immigrants who left for the United States. What was the primary reason for this migration?

• Massive unemployment because of British occupation een Catholics and Protestants

• Political unrest during an economic recession

• Famine caused by a major crop failure.

• Civil war between Catholics and Protestants

What innovation, more than any other, led to the settlement and the economic growth of the West?

• Wagon trains

• Panama Canal

• Transcontinental Railroad

• telegraph

Which of the following was most responsible for the revolution described in this excerpt?

• Expanded public education

• Rapid territorial expansion

• Increased government spending

• Rapid technological innovation

Innovations such as interchangeable parts, the cotton gin, the spinning jenny and the steam engine brought about rapid industrialization because --

• Congress passed lower tariffs to protect American goods.

• The manufacturing process became faster, easier and more profitable.

• Farmers were able to produce more food for factory workers.

• New markets opened along the Pacific coast.

The innovation shown in this photograph most affected the U.S. economy by --

• Decreasing the need for canals.

• Allowing more efficient movement of goods.

• Transporting workers from southern to northern states.

• Reducing the costs of settling in western territories.

Which factor most likely caused the trend shown in the chart above?

• The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements.

• Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections.

• Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders.

• The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in urban areas.

How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization

• Workers moved closer to manufacturing centers.

• Labor unions were formed to protect mill workers.

• Industrialists invested in cotton plantations.

• Manufacturers produced goods to export overseas.

One of the consequences of the invention of the cotton gin was that --

• Production became more profitable so the need for slaves in the south increased.

• Northern farmers began to plant cotton.

• Foreign textile mills refused to buy American cotton.

• The price of cotton increased dramatically.

The statistics in this table show population changes caused by --

• A lengthy war over disputed territory

• The rise of industrialization in the United States

• The establishment of a federal income tax

• A prolonged food shortage in the United States

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• Urban populations expanded rapidly.

• Government regulation of factories increased.

• Farms experienced a shortage of labor.

• Demand for artisans increased.