INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Quiz by Edgar Chong
Grade 8
Social Studies
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- Q1Which of the following correctly defines INDUSTRIALIZATION?the spread of slavery to the western territoriesexporting raw materials and importing manufactured goods from a foreign countryA warning to Europe that it should stay away from colonizing in South America.the shift from an agrarian society to a manufacturing society45sEditDelete
- Q2In the early 19th century, what is considered the main cause of US industrialization?The purchase of the Louisiana TerritoryThe Monroe DoctrineThe invention of the cotton ginThe War of 1812; the US stopped trade with the British45sEditDelete
- Q3What effect did the Cotton Gin have on the US?it successfully ended the use of slaves on plantationsit led to cotton becoming a useless cropit led to the expansion of slaveryit allowed for plantation owners to decrease the number of slaves working in the cotton fields45sEditDelete
- Q4Which is NOT a result of the completion of the ERIE CANAL?the canal connected New York to CaliforniaCities along the canal grew rapidlythe cost of shipping goods decreasedNew York became the largest city in the US45sEditDelete
- Q5What factor encouraged new immigrants settle in the North instead of the South during the 19th century?the climate in the south was too harshprices of land in the south were more expensivecitizenship requirements in the south were too strictmanufacturing centers were located in the north45sEditDelete
- Q6How do you define URBANIZATION?type of economy where the government does not interferethe movement from cities to farmsthe growth of an area's populationimporting more goods than you export45sEditDelete
- Q7How did the advancements in technology during the Industrial Revolution affect the US economy?caused the US to become more dependent on foreign importsforced plantations to go out of businessincreased the number of goods that were made in homesimproved the speed of production of goods and lowered cost45sEditDelete
- Q8MASS PRODUCTION of goods was a direct result of --long work hoursthe steam enginecreation of labor unionsinterchangeable parts45sEditDelete
- Q9Which of the following was NOT an effect of INDUSTRIALIZATIONprice of goods decreasedimmigrants moved to the US for job opportunitiesjob opportunities decreasedwomen began working outside the home45sEditDelete
- Q10Entrepreneurship, Competition, No government interference: this list describes which system?MercantilismFederalismFree EnterpriseSocialism45sEditDelete
- Q11The majority of workers in the New England textile mills were --women and young girlsex-slavesIrish immigrantsmen and young boys45sEditDelete
- Q12What was a major effect of the invention of the STEAM BOAT?travel and trade became must fasterthe cost of shipping goods increasedtravel time increasedthe importation of slaves increased45sEditDelete
- Q13The purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad was --transport slaves across the countryto connect the East and West coasts of the USeliminate the need to build roadsRemove Native Americans from their land45sEditDelete
- Q14What type of work did people in the Midwest do?farms to produce foodfactoriesplantationsfishing/whaling45sEditDelete
- Q15Overcrowding, spread of diseases, and discrimination against immigrants were the result of --the War of 1812the cotton ginthe railroadsurbanization45sEditDelete