STAAR Industrialization / Industrial Revolution

During the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as?

• crew members on cargo ships.
• cloth weavers in textile mills.
• H staff reporters for local newspapers.
• legal counselors in state courts.

Which factor accounts for this trend below?  

• The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements.
• Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders.  
• Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections.  
• The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in cities. 

Which of these occurred during early U.S. industrialization?  

• Manufacturers instituted a five-day workweek.  
• Labor laws required factories to provide a safe working environment.  
• Workers were required to attend schools to develop technical skills.  
• Production of goods transitioned from homes to factories.  

These developments below occurred as a result of increased —

• industrialization
• westward migration
• expansion of U.S. territory
• government regulation of business

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• Cities grew rapidly.

• Demand for artisans increased.

• Farms experienced a shortage of labor.

• Government regulation of factories increased.

Which factor best completes this diagram?

• New transportation systems

• Increased government regulation

• A decline in agricultural production

• The growth of labor unions

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

• Massive unemployment resulting from British occupation

• Political unrest during an economic recession

• Famine caused by a major crop failure

• Civil war between Catholics and Protestants

Which of these occurred during the early U.S. industrialization?

• Manufacturers instituted a five-day workweek.

• Labor laws required factories to provide a safe working environment.

• Workers were required to attend schools to develop technical skills.

• Production of goods transitioned from homes to factories.

These developments occurred as a result of increased-

• industrialization

• westward expansion

• expansion of U.S. territory

• government regulation of business

Which statement best describes a result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century?

• People moved to cities in search of economic opportunity.

• Farmers began to cultivate land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Native peoples were forcibly relocated to western territories.

• Government officials began to promote the idea of Manifest Destiny.