Level 1
How did immigrants MOST contribute to the rapid industrialization of the United States during the early-to-mid 1800s?
By serving as an inexpensive source of labor
A man-made waterway used for transportation and moving good is —
Canal
One major difference was that the northeastern states and the western states is —
Mining and agriculture
During early U.S. industrialization what change occurred between homes and factories?
Production of goods transitioned from homes to factories.
The Bessemer steel process affected westward expansion in the United States by enabling —
Railroads to be built in order to carry people and goods to the West
How did Samuael Morse’s best-known innovation contribute to U.S. growth and development
It enabled instantaneous long-distance transmission of information.
Which pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the United States in the mid-1800’s?
An economic boom in the West
How did the factory system contribute to the rapid industrialization of the United States?
By making the production of goods more efficient
What are two reasons for urbanization?
Factories offer people jobs
Some factories offer people housing
The campaign to gain voting rights for women and other marginalized groups is
The Suffrage Movement
Who invented the system of interchangeable parts?
Eli Whitney
What were two effects of this canal on the United States during the early-to-mid 1800s?
The Northwest gained access to new trade networks,
The Midwest opened for more settlement.
How did the free enterprise system MOST benefit industrial development in the first half of the 1800s?
By allowing entrepreneurs to raise money and invest in companies
Which group was responsible for kindergarten and Polka music to American culture?
German Americans
What was one effect of the cotton gin in the United States?
Expansion of the plantation system
What effect did the steel plow and the mechanical reaper have on life in the United States?
Crop production became more efficient.
How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization?
Workers moved closer to manufacturing centers.
The movement to reduce or eliminate the use of alcohol is —
Temperance
What was one major impact of the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin?”
Support grew for the abolitionist movement.
A place or system where goods and services are bought and sold is —
A Commercial Market
What are three factors that contributed most to the rapid industrialization and urbanization of the United States
Investment capital
New means of transport
Large labor force
Which statement explains how the work of Dorothea Dix benefited U. S. society?
Mental-health facilities were opened to treat patients.
How did industrialization in the 1800s negatively affect life in the United States for immigrants?
It led to nativist feelings against the growing immigrant population.
What was one negative result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s?
Sectional differences increased
What was the primary reason for migration from Ireland between 1846 and 1855?
Famine caused by a major crop failure