Chapter 12 Quiz Review

1. The water frame revolutionized production of cloth by...

• A. Increasing the number of workers needed to make cloth
• B. Washing cloth in water, which raised quality, but made cloth more costly
• C. Harnessing the power of flowing water which sped up production
• D. Raising the quality of home-spun cloth

2. Why were more American textile mills built in the North than in the South?

• A. The South charged higher taxes on industry
• B. The North had more rivers to provide power
• C. The North attracted skilled English immigrants
• D. The South was devoted to the farming of cotton

3. Which statement best describes working conditions in the mills in the 1800s?

• A. Workers were fired after one absence, forcing untrained workers to replace them
• B. Each worker was free to choose the time at which the workday began so long as 8 to 10 hours of work a day were completed
• C. Some workers suffered from health problems such as chronic cough due to unsafe conditions
• D. Workers were fed three times and their health was a top priority of caring managers and investors

4. What was a trade union?

• A. An organization of workers with specific skill or from a single factory who tried to improve pay and working conditions for members
• B. A combination of skilled and unskilled workers who appealed to the courts and police for assistance against employers
• C. A group of angry workers who staged protests and shouted at their employers until their demands were met
• D. An alliance of workers who wanted to prevent their employers from competing with other manufacturers

5. The Transportation Revolution can best be described as a period of?

• A. Rebellion against foreign countries' use of American shipping lanes
• B. Economic depression brought on by inferior modes of travel
• C. Public disapproval of traditional modes of travel
• D. Rapid growth in speed and convenience

6. What first drove the pace of railroad construction in the United States?

• A. Government funding for industry efforts to aid western expansion
• B. Growing demand for faster travel and more rail connections
• C. The steel industry's desire for railroad companies to lay more track
• D. The public's awe at the sight of the fastest machines in the world

7. Why was coal a more appealing fuel source than wood?

• A. It burned more cleanly
• B. It produced more energy
• C. It was easier to obtain
• D. It was lighter to carry

8. Which industry's expansion was not a direct result of the Transportation Revolution?

• A. Steel
• B. Coal
• C. Logging
• D. Textile

9. The Telegraph was significant because? Check all that apply.

• Enabled people to send news from coast to coast
• Helped the railroads to expand more quickly to the west
• Benefited from the work of international scientists
• Made its inventor a very wealthy and famous man

10. Dots and dashes are used to stand for each letter of the alphabet in what system?

• A. Morse code
• B. Lowell System
• C. Cyrillic code
• D. Factory System