Industrial Revolution
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- Q1Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?MassachusettsIrelandGreat BritainFrance30s
- Q2Samuel Morse invented this communication device.telegraphtelephonecotton ginreaper30s
- Q3Who invented the idea of interchangeable parts?Robert FultonEli WhitneyHenry FordSamuel Morse30s
- Q4The first factories in the U.S. primarily focused on creating...textilescarssteelmachines30s
- Q5The ____________________ made extracting seeds from cotton more efficient.cotton ginmechanical reapercotton handsteamboat30s
- Q6The telegraph increased the speed that people could...listen to musicsend productscommunicate across distancessend letters30s
- Q7Which invention greatly increased the speed that crops could be harvested?mechanical reaperbessemer processcotton ginsteamboat30s
- Q8Robert Fulton's steamboat aided the economic development of the United States by...making transportation on rivers more efficientconnecting California with the eastreducing traffic in ocean harborsending dependence on European shipping30s
- Q9The development of interchangeable parts made possible the development of...handcrafted goodssteam powerplantation systemassembly lines30s
- Q10Which group most likely benefitted most from the cotton gin?textile workersIrish immigrantsplantation ownersfactory managers30s
- Q11Southern dependence on slavery and an agricultural economy resulted in...several new political partiesdependence on government tax breaksan excellent railroad systema lack of factories30s
- Q12One result of the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was...a loss of business in the port of New Yorkthe bankruptcy of several railroadsgreat debt because of the costlower shipping costs for farmers30s
- Q13During the 1800s, people moved from rural to urban areas because of...better educational oportunitiesan increase in factory jobsavailability of better health careaffordable public housing30s
- Q14Being loyal to one section of the country is called...loyaltyreformertranscendentalismsectionalism30s
- Q15The first textile mills in Massachusetts were located in...BostonLowellPhiladelphiaPlymouth30s