Social Studies Chapter 8 Lesson 1

What invention by Eli Whitney increased profits by decreasing processing time?

• The steam engine

• The cotton gin

• The telegraph

• The spinning jenny

Which of the following people is NOT mentioned as someone who created novel technologies?

• Samuel Morse

• Elias Howe

• William Morton

• Robert Fulton

What was the effect of mass production on muskets?

• Each gun was unique

• Each gun was identical

• Guns were made by hand

• Guns became more expensive

The statement, “Machines and technology are here to make human life easier,” is an example of what literary device?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What was the power source for Samuel Slater’s machine?

• Steam energy

• Solar energy

• Nature’s mechanical energy

• Electrical energy

What problem did Robert Fulton’s Clermont solve?

• Making cotton easier to process

• Traveling upstream against river currents

• Building factories

• Producing identical muskets

After the Erie Canal was built, how much did it cost to ship 8 tons of freight from Buffalo to New York?

• 20 dollars

• 50 dollars

• 80 dollars

• 100 dollars

What is the definition of “profit”?

• The cost of making a product

• The money a business earns after all its expenses are paid

• The amount of goods produced

• The price of shipping goods

What does “mass production” mean?

• Producing one item at a time

• Producing many things at once, usually with machinery

• Selling products in large quantities

• Making goods by hand

What is the Industrial Revolution?

• The invention of the cotton gin

• The period when goods were made by hand at home

• The shift from making goods by hand at home to making them in a factory

• The building of the Erie Canal