Module 13 Test Review - 8th Grade - The North

Who invented the water frame?

• Richard Arkwright

• John Deere

• Isaac Singer

• Samuel Morse

In which region of the United States were most textile mills located?

• Northeast

• South

• Midwest

• West

Why were most textile mills located in the Northeast?

• easy access to railroads

• increased farming production

• reliable power supplies

• highly skilled workers

Which characteristics were part of the Lowell System?

• hiring young, unmarried women from local farms

• providing a company store to enable workers to buy necessities

• hiring entire families to work in the mills

• encouraging workers to use their free time to take classes

• dividing factory work into simple tasks

Which characteristics were part of the Rhode Island System?

• dividing factory work into simple tasks

• encouraging workers to use their free time to take classes

• hiring entire families to work in the mills

• providing a company store to enable workers to buy necessities

• hiring young, unmarried women from local farms

Which of the following correctly describes the working conditions most factory workers encountered? Choose THREE (3) correct answers.

• low wages

• lack of housing

• little competition for jobs

• strictly controlled daily schedules

• dangerous working environments

Which of these correctly describes one way that reformers were successful in improving labor conditions?

• some states passed laws that made a ten-hour workday

• some states passed laws that guaranteed a minimum wage

• some states passed laws that ended child labor in factories

• some states passed laws that prevented hiring women in factories

Which of these statements about the Transportation Revolution is true?

• the Transportation Revolution led to reduced shipping costs and increased shipping times

• the Transportation Revolution was made possible by the invention of the steamboat and airplane

• the Transportation Revolution resulted in increased domestic trade and decreased international trade

• the Transportation Revolution enabled goods, people, and information to travel farther and faster than before

Which characteristics describe railroads in Great Britain?

• was the first to develop steam-powered trains

• had railroads that mainly ran on tracks that went up and down mountains and around tight curves

• hauled more freight than any other country

• had railroads that mainly ran on straight tracks across flat ground

• built more miles of tracks

Which characteristics describe railroads in the United States?

• was the first to develop steam-powered trains

• had railroads that mainly ran on tracks that went up and down mountains and around tight curves

• hauled more freight than any other country

• had railroads that mainly ran on straight tracks across flat ground

• built more miles of track