Industrialization

The laissez-faire economic policies of the United States during the nineteenth century led to

• a system of protective tariffs

• the creation of a national bank

• a largely unregulated market for industry

• a decline in immigration to western states

Many women experienced expanded economic opportunities during the nineteenth century

because

• many men left to fight in a foreign war for several years

• raw materials from farms were in high demand by industry

• factory jobs provided many women independence and wages

• a constitutional amendment recognized women’s voting rights

What effect did the development of

standardized parts and machine tools

have on factory workers?

• Wages rose considerably.

• Working conditions improved.

• Fewer skills were required of

  workers.

• Fewer jobs were available to

  workers.

• entrepreneurship
• Competition
• Private property
• profit motive
• consumer choice

Which of the following would be the best title for the list?

• Free Enterprise System

• Mercantile system

• Federalism

• Republicanism

The development of the factory system in the early 1800s caused -

• a decrease in free trade between nations

• an increase in government regulation of businesses

• an increase in production levels

• a decrease in immigration

Which of the following was a factor in drawing settlers to the western territories?

• inexpensive land
• factory work
• urban lifestyles

Another word for describing a big city is what?

• rural

• suburban

• urban

• super-politan

Which of the following is the reason people moved to cities?

• for the job opportunities

• to catch a smelly pole cat

• that is where the transcontinental railroad stopped

• to get away from the free farmland out west

What industry did Pittsburgh become the center of?

• Cotton

• Steel

• Automoblies

• Airplanes

What does a patent give to a person?

• The right to open a new factory

• The right to farm an area of land

• The right to drive a car

• Exclusive right to sell an invention