TRUE OR FALSE
Factory Systems are the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry which began in Great Britain and spread to the U.S. around the 1800s.
FALSE
The INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION is the the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry which began in Great Britain and spread to the U.S. around the 1800s
100
What is the scientific discoveries that simplify work?
technology
100
What is the economic system of the United States?
Capitalism
100
When did the First Bank of the United States expire?
1811
100
When were the textile plants opened?
A. 1900
B. 1804
C. 1814
D. 1823
C. 1814
200
TRUE OR FALSE
The Industrial Revolution occurred in the mid-1700s.
TRUE
200
What year did Eli Whitney invent the cotton gin?
In 1793
200
What does capital mean?
money for investment
200
What are large businesses called?
corporations
200
Who invented interchangeable parts and the cotton gin?
A. Francis Lowell
B. Eli Whitney
C. Samuel Slater
D. George Washington
B. Eli Whitney
300
TRUE OR FALSE
Some advantages of the New England's geographic location was that they were close to rushing rivers, streams, coal, iron, and other resources.
TRUE
300
FILL IN THE BLANK:
The cotton gin enabled one person to clean cotton as fast as_________people to do it by hand.
50
300
What is another term used to describe the American economy?
free enterprise
300
How long do charters last?
20 years
300
What did the Bank have the power to do?
A. make small loans to families
B. make large loans to businesses
C. make small loans to New York
B. make large loans to businesses
400
TRUE OR FALSE
Between 1790 and 1820, the number of cotton produced went from 5,000 bales to more than 600,000 bales per year.
FALSE
Between 1790 and 1820, the number of cotton produced went from 3,000 bales to more than 300,000 bales per year.
400
What 3 inventions revolutionized the textile industry?
Spinning Jenny, Water Frame, and the Power Loom
400
What gives an inventor the sole legal right to the invention and its profits for a certain period of time.
a patent
400
When did congress charter the Second Bank of the United States?
1816
400
What was NOT a problem the came with the growth of the towns and cities?
A. Fire
B. Disease
C. Less agriculture
D. Unpaved roads
C. Less agriculture
500
TRUE OR FALSE
Francis Cabot Lowell worked in a factory and memorized the design of the machines. He slipped away to the U.S. and duplicated the machines. It marked the important step in the Industrial Revolution.
FALSE
SAMUEL SLATER worked in a factory and memorized the design of the machines. He slipped away to the U.S. and duplicated the machines. It marked an important step in the Industrial Revolution.
500
FILL IN THE BLANK:
Francis Lowell opened a textile plant in ______________.
Waltham, Massachusetts
500
What system brings manufacturing steps together in one place to increase efficiency?
Factory System
500
Who criticized the Bank on the grounds that it was a monopoly used by the rich and powerful for their own gain?
State banks and frontier people
500
In the 1820s, what percentage of people were farmers?
A. less than 30%
B. about 50%
C. more than 65%