Farmers and peasants made products in their homes for merchants.
100
Who developed the Flying Shuttle?
John Kay
100
In which state was the first textile mill built?
Rhode Island
100
All the following machines greatly increased the production of cotton in America EXCEPT
a)the spinning wheel.
b)the steam engine.
c)the power loom.
d)the mule.
the spinning wheel
100
Which president stated "England has become a den of pirates, and France has become a den of thieves"?
Thomas Jefferson
200
The National Road was also known as
the Cumberland Road
200
What provided a route for trade between the Great Lakes and the northeastern United States?
The Erie Canal
200
How fast could the "iron horse" travel in one hour?
eighteen miles
200
At what place did the Union Pacific Railroads and the Central Pacific Railroad connect?
Promontory Point, Utah
200
What resource fueled the growth of the Industrial Revolution?
coal
300
Immigrants of the late 19th differed from earlier immigrants because
more intended to return home after making money
300
Most Asian immigrants arrived and were processed at
Angel Island, San Diego, California
300
Who designed the frame or "spine" for the Statue of Liberty?
Gustave Eiffel
300
The tablet in the Statue of Liberty's hand symbolizes
America's system of law and order
300
How did immigration officials indicate possible medical and mental problems of immigrants as they were processed?
A chalkmark was placed on the suspected immigrants clothing
400
Immigrants who arrived in America were expected to have
ten to twenty-five dollars
400
Tenements can best be described as
apartments
400
Alexander Graham, Bell was originally from which country?
Scotland
400
What items were used as goals when basketball was invented?
peach baskets
400
On what part of the ship did most immigrants travel?
the steerage
500
The power source of Francis Lowell's mills in Massachusetts was
The Merrimac River
500
Someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for his/her business is know as an
entrepreneur
500
What textile products helped to prosper England into a world economic power in the 14th century?
wool
500
What early spinning invention allowed one person to spin eight threads at once?
the Jenny
500
In which year did America go to war as a result of Britain's interference with America trade?