Industrialization Review

How did the War of 1812 effect manufacturing in the U.S.?

• increased manufacturing because U.S. had to become less dependent on British goods

• decreased manufacturing in the U.S., because the U.S. became more dependent on goods from Britain

• the War of 1812 had little effect on manufacturing in the U.S.

• War of 1812 had more effect on immigration than it did on manufacturing

The South U.S. industry was primarily based on what?

• Railroad, Manufacturing, Urbanization

• Canals, Urbanizations, Trade

• Immigration, Rural Farmers, Trade

• Plantations, Slaves, Agriculture

What was one major effect of opening of the Erie Canal?

• The cost of shipping goods on eastern roads increased

• The number of ships passing through northern ports decreased

• The rapid growth of cities in the Northeast

• The volume of trade passing through southern ports increased

How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization?

• Manufacturers produced goods to export overseas

• Labor unions were formed to protect mill workers

• Workers moved closer to manufacturing centers

• Industrialists invested in cotton plantations

The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the-

• formation of the patent system

• creation of labor unions

• use of mass production techniques

• eight- hour workday

Slaves in the U.S. were considered what?

• property of the slave owners

• limited travel and education

• can be bought, sold, and worked

• All answers are correct

The right to set prices, to trade, and produce is best defined as what?

• investment of capital

• free enterprise

• supply and demand

• social mobility

What is laissez-faire?

• belief that government should not interfere with the economy

• belief that government through the constitution can determine trade

• the philosophy that peoples business is ran through government

• the philosophy that prices are set by the control of government

If a person buys 20 cars with their own money and hopes to sell them for a profit this is what?

• Nativism

• Mercantilism

• Entrepreneurship

• practicing Manifest Destiny

Two main immigrant groups came from Ireland and Germany in the 1800s.

• True

• False