Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution

8th Grade

23 Qs

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Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Panic of 1837

War of 1812

The American System

Monroe Doctrine

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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How did the invention displayed above impact slavery?

There was an increase in the amount of cotton grown, therefore slaves moved North in order to work in textile factories.

Cotton was cleaned more efficiently, therefore slave owners needed fewer slaves working on plantations.

There was an increase in the amount of cotton grown, therefore the South became the center for textile factories.

Cotton was cleaned more efficiently, therefore creating an increased need for slaves to plant and pick cotton.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which of the following best completes the sequence of events above?

The price of manufactured goods rises.

The number of markets decreases.

Transportation problems limit access to markets.

The mass production of consumer goods becomes more efficient.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following are characteristics of a free enterprise system?

Select THREE correct answers.

Individuals make products and profits

Prices are set by supply and demand

Competition allowed with little government interference

Americans only allowed to trade with Europe

Government prevents taxes on domestic goods

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which reason BEST explains why the North developed an economy based on manufacturing, while the South focused more on agriculture?

Physical geography supported different economies.

Northern plantations could not grow cotton.

Slavery was a necessity in both regions of the U.S.

Southerners lacked available land to build factories.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The invention described above led to -

a decrease in the 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

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