Chapters 14 & 15 Test

Phase one of industrialization in the North was that ____.

• employers divided jobs into smaller steps

• workers used machinery less and less frequently

• specialized workers were brought to separate factories

• more workers produced less fabric in less time

Robert Fulton improved transportation with his invention of the ____.

• clipper ship

• steamboat

• steam locomotive

• canal system

The Midwest was connected to the East by 1860 because of ____.

• the invention of the steamboat

• the growth of cities

• the development of canals

• the growing system of railroad tracks

The invention of the thresher helped farmers ____.

• increase the crop yield

• cut through hard-packed soil

• speed up the harvesting of wheat

• separate grain from stalks

Why did raising wheat become a main economic activity of the Midwest?

• McCormick's reaper could harvest grain quickly.

• Cash crops were raised strictly for sale.

• John Deere invented the steel plow.

• The thresher separated grain from the stalk.

One negative issue of the factory system was that ____.

• the range of goods produced decreased

• many workers were injured by machines

• working hours became shorter

• conditions for children improved

A strike is ____.

• a group of workers with the same boss

• a way to have more power as an individual

• the threat that workers will lose their jobs

• a way to force employers to improve conditions

Some cities grew to be trade centers linking Midwest farmers with the Northeast because of ____.

• industrialization

• their location on waterways

• the start of trade unions

• the arrival of immigrants

A major reason for emigration from Ireland between 1840 and 1860 was a(n) ____.

• lack of educational opportunities for children

• escape from poor housing conditions

• shortage in the food supply

• lack of opportunities to buy land

What did nativists believe about immigrants?

• They brought new customs and traditions to America.

• They should work for lower wages than Americans.

• They were a threat to American citizens.

• They would never learn the English language.