Early Industrialization, immigration, transprotation, economoy of North and south pre civil war, American history
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- Q1Which invention greatly improved transportation during the early industrialization period in the United States?The cotton ginThe telephoneThe airplaneThe steam locomotive30s
- Q2What was a significant economic difference between the Northern and Southern states before the Civil War?The North had a more industrial economy, while the South relied on agriculture.The North focused solely on agricultureThe South had more factories than the NorthBoth regions were equally industrialized30s
- Q3What role did immigration play in the industrial growth of the Northern United States during the early 19th century?Immigrants provided a large labor force for factories and grew urban populations.Immigrants decreased the labor supplyImmigrants primarily settled in rural areasImmigrants were not involved in industrial work30s
- Q4Which transportation development connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes in the early 1800s?The Erie CanalThe Mississippi RiverThe National RoadThe Transcontinental Railroad30s
- Q5What was one major consequence of the cotton gin's invention in 1793?It caused a decline in Southern agricultureIt led to the end of slaveryIt increased the amount of cotton produced in the South.It reduced the need for enslaved labor30s
- Q6What was a primary reason for the migration of thousands of Irish immigrants to the United States in the 1840s?Religious freedomThe discovery of goldThe Great Famine in IrelandJob opportunities in factories30s
- Q7Which of the following best describes the factory system that emerged in the North during early industrialization?All production was done by handManufacturing focused solely on textilesWorkers managed their own farms at homeWorkers performed specialized tasks in a centralized location.30s
- Q8What impact did the railroads have on the economy of the Northern states before the Civil War?They primarily served only agricultural areasThey were not widely used by businessesThey hindered trade between statesThey facilitated the rapid movement of goods and people across vast distances.30s
- Q9Which crop was the cornerstone of the Southern economy prior to the Civil War?TobaccoRiceCottonWheat30s
- Q10What was one major reason for immigration to the United States in the mid-1800s?Universal healthcareHigh education standardsEconomic opportunitiesPolitical stability30s
- Q11Who is credited with popularizing the use of interchangeable parts in manufacturing?Eli WhitneyAlexander Graham BellThomas EdisonHenry Ford30s
- Q12Which industry did Eli Whitney significantly impact with his introduction of interchangeable parts?The automobile industryThe telecommunications industryThe textile industryThe firearm industry30s
- Q13What invention is Eli Whitney best known for besides interchangeable parts?The cotton ginThe telephoneThe steam engineThe assembly line30s
- Q14What significant contribution did Samuel Slater make during the Industrial Revolution?He invented the steam engineHe created the cotton ginHe brought textile manufacturing technology from Britain to the United StatesHe discovered electricity30s
- Q15How did Samuel Slater acquire the knowledge to build textile mills in the United States?He learned from books in librariesHe worked as a memorizer of British textile designsHe was educated in American universitiesHe worked in a dyeing factory30s