Industrial Revolution and Sectionalism

Which canal linked the East with the Great Lakes region?

• The Miami Canal

• The Ohio Canal

• The Chesapeake Canal

• The Erie Canal

Which sections of the country benefited most from new canals?

• The Midwest and the Northeast

• The Midwest and the Northwest

• The South and the West

• The South and the East

What is sectionalism?

• Loyalty to another country

• Loyalty, pride, or protectiveness of one’s own country as a whole

• Loyalty, pride, or protectiveness to one’s region of the country

• Loyalty to the president

For what reasons did sectionalism develop in the 19th century?

• Tariffs

• Internal developments

• Sale of public lands

• All of these

How did the War of 1812 encourage the growth of US manufacturing?

• British invasions destroyed American farms, forcing farmers to take manufacturing jobs to support their families

• Plantation owners had to turn to manufacturing because they could no longer sell their cotton to the British

• The resounding US victories strengthened gun manufacturing

• Americans had to make their own products because of limited trade with other nations

How did the Industrial Revolution affect America?

• Machines replaced hand and craft work

• Women and children began to work outside the house

• Business in America, especially in New England, grew

• All of these

What idea of Eli Whitney transformed manufacturing by speeding up production, making repairs easier, and allowing the use of less-skilled workers?

• Steam engine

• Mechanical reaper

• Telegraph

• Interchangeable parts

The telegraph was an invention that most helped to improve

• Factories

• Agriculture

• Transportation

• Communication

Which of these inventions improved agricultural production?

• Mechanical reaper

• Steamship

• Locomotive

• Spinning mill

Which of the following group of inventions did the most to unite different regions of the nation together?

• The spinning mill, the telegraph, the steel plow

• The steel plow, the spinning mill, and the steam powered locomotive

• The spinning wheel, the reaper, and the steamboat

• The steam-powered locomotive, the telegraph, and the steamboat