Test: Chapters 10 and 11 - 8 Questions
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3 Written Questions
How did the demand of cotton rise during the Industrial Revolution? (essay possibility)
How did interchangeable parts affect manufacturing? (essay possibility)
Describe pioneer life. (essay possibility)
3 Multiple Choice Questions
Person who invented cotton gin
-Protective tariff, internal improvements, national bank
Eli Whitney
Industrial Revolution
-Settled along "great rivers", settled w/ those from home communities, social events such as quilting and wrestling
What are the details of the American System? (essay possibility)
Industrial Revolution
-Settled along "great rivers", settled w/ those from home communities, social events such as quilting and wrestling
Eli Whitney
-Protective tariff, internal improvements, national bank
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of cities during the Industrial Revolution. (essay possibility)
Cities rapidly grew during the Industrial Revolution, due to factories and mills that were located near rivers, which is where the cities were. Cities had many advantages. One advantage was that there were many services such as libraries and museums. Also, there were a variety of jobs and better wages. However, many disadvantages arrived as well. Disease spread quickly because there were no sewers! For example, an epidemic in Philly killed thousands of peeps! Fire also was an issue. Most buildings were wooden, causing a stove or somethin like that to make a big'ol flame!
-Settled along "great rivers", settled w/ those from home communities, social events such as quilting and wrestling
Agriculture greatly expanded during the Industrial Revolution. Many people still lived on farms, so not everyone went to work in mills and factories. The textile industries were developed in New England and increased the demand for cotton. Also the cotton gin made it easier to clean the cotton and there made the entire process quicker. Between 1790 and 1820, cotton production soared from 3,000 to 300,000 bales a year!
Advantages:-Comfortable, could load goods on barges. Disadvantages:Flowed only in north south direction, traveling upstream was slow and hard
2 True/False Question
Industrial Revolution → Historic development where people moved to cities and worked in factories and mills.
True
False
Advantages:-Comfortable, could load goods on barges. Disadvantages:Flowed only in north south direction, traveling upstream was slow and hard → What are the details of the American System? (essay possibility)
True
False