Industrial Revolution Test

1. 1.Which of the following events served as a catalyst for the Industrial Revolution

• Monroe Doctrine

• The American System

• Panic of 1837

• War of 1812

2.This invention impacted slavery because it cleaned ​ (a)   more efficiently, therefore creating an ​ (b)   need for slaves to plant and ​ (c)   cotton.

• cotton
• increased
• decreased
• pick
• sell

4.How did the expansion of railroads impact the development of the United States?

• It caused little change because of the growth of the steamboat.

• It made prices of goods increase in order to pay for more rail lines.

• It made shipping products to markets easier and prices decreased.

• It caused people to move closer to manufacturing centers.

5.Which of the following define a Free Enterprise System and which don't?

Groups:

(a) Free Enterprise

,

(b) NOT Free Enterprise

• Prices are set by supply and demand

• Individuals make products and profits

• Competition allowed with little government interference

• Raw materials sent to Europe

• Government prevents taxes on domestic goods

7."Operations are made in one day with its aid, which could not be done in two to four weeks by mail..."

-RIchard B. DuBoff, Research in Economic History Vol. 8, pp. 253-77

The invention described above led to -

• A decrease in overall cost of goods to markets

• The expansion of rapid communication to long distances

• A dramatic increase in people living in rural areas

• Streamlined mass production of goods

8.Which of the following best explains trends in the graph?

• People moved away from cities due to overcrowding and disease

• People moved to port cities to protect against naval blockades

• People moved to cities looking for economic opportunities

• People moved away from cities due to threats from Natives

10.The impact the Erie ​ (a)   had on the development of the United states was the rapid growth of ​ (b)   centers along the canal routes. It also connected the western markets to northeastern ​ (c)   centers.

• Canal
• urban
• manufacturing
• river
• rural

13.The economic factor of growing jobs led people to move to cities quickly causing overpopulation, pollution and crime to rise. What is this called?

• 14.Development of New Transportation

• The availability of wealth

• Implementation of the American System

• Development of labor unions

• Voting rights extended to women

• Increase in available labor source

• Decrease in amount of slave labor

15. -Cleared Riverbeds

-Created staircase locks to move up and down natural elevations

-Deep cuts busted into rocky plateaus

-Created cement to harden under water

15.These environmental modifications were made in order to construct the-

• Lowell Mills

• Transcontinental Railraoad

• Erie Canal

• Port of Baltimore