The Industrial Revolution
Multiple-choice exercise
 

1One of Eli Whitney's major contributions to American manufacturing was his idea for
the steam engine
textile machinery
the factory system
interchangeable parts

2Which man sneaked the plans for a spinning machine out of England and built a factory in Rhode Island?
Eli Whitney
Robert Fulton
Samuel Slater
Francis Cabot Lowell
Samuel Morse

3The invention and use of machines was actually stimulated by a shortage of
labor
capital (money)
raw materials
trading ships

4The Erie Canal connected
Buffalo and Rochester
Albany and Buffalo
Rochester and Albany
Buffalo and Pittsburgh

5Americans owed their ability to travel upstream to an invention by
Samule Slater
Eli Whitney
Orville Wright
Robert Fulton
Samuel Morse

6The development of steamboats,which made it economically feasible to bring products from the interior to market,
led to a sharp decline in canal building.
hindered the development of railroads in the South and West.
brought the West into the national economy.
led to a decline in the port cities of the Northeast

7Which invention is incorrectly paired?
Eli Whitney -- cotton gin
Robert Fulton -- steamboat
Samuel Morse -- telephone
Samuel Colt -- revolver

8Many of the early roads were
federally funded.
state funded.
private toll roads.
privately owned, but free.

9The "Lowell System" was characterized by
interchangeable parts
the development of cottage industries.
mass production.
the recognition of labor unions

10Francis Cabot Lowell was known for his
steel mill.
coal mine.
textile mill.
railroad empire.

11How did the British blockade of the American coast during the War of 1812 boost American industry?
It forced Americans to buy needed goods from Mexico.
It encouraged Americans to make goods that they had once imported from Europe.
It encouraged American workers to form labor unions.
It stopped factory equipment from being imported.

12Young women and children were hired for the Lowell mills mainly because they
worked for less money than men.
were more numerous in Massachusetts.
wanted to move to large cities like Lowell.
were better workers than adult males.

13What was the immediate impact of the cotton gin?
It made cotton more profitable.
It drove planters out of business.
It made the land more fertile.
It made slavery unprofitable.

14What was the long term result of the invention of the cotton gin?
Cotton farming spread northward.
Demand for cotton decreased.
Indians living in the southern uplands planted cotton.
The demand for slave labor increased.

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