Unit 6 Industrial Revolution and Reform

How did people's lives change because of the Industrial Revolution? 

• People bought more handmade goods than before 
• people worked mostly on farms 
• people bought factory made items and worked outside the home
• people made a lot of money making homemade items 

A person who believed in getting rid of slavery was called ______________.

• an abolitionist

• a soldier

• a civilian

• a suffragist

Slaves expressed African cultural traditions in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

• Art

• Working in fields

• Music

• Folktales/Stories

Which of the following statements are true about the nation's economy in the 1800s?

• The South focused on agriculture, the North focused on factories

• The South focused on factories, the North focused on agriculture 

•   Both the North and South focused on factory life

•   Both the North and South focused on agriculture

Who invented the "Cotton Gin"?

• Eli Whitney

• Andrew Jackson

• Alexander Granbell

• Francis Lowell

What did Eli Whitney invent?

• Cotton Gin

• Sewing Machine

• Telegraph

• Steamboat

What invention increased the demand for slavery?

• Cotton Gin

• Sewing Machine

• Telegraph

• Mechanical Reaper

What did Robert Fulton invent?

• Mechanical Reaper

• Steamboat

• Spinning Jenny

• Interchangeable Parts

Why were American inventors important during the Industrial Revolution?

• New machines made manufacturing and farming easier.
• They formed trusts and monopolies to help businesses.
• Inventors made a lot of money and bought products.
• They used railroads for traveling.

After Eli Whitney's invention, what crop became "king" in the South?

• tobacco
• cotton
• indigo
• rice