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The term "cottage industry" means that
Farmers and peasants made products in their homes for merchants
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How fast could the 'iron horse" travel in one hour
eighteen miles
100
Immigrants of the late 19th century differed from earlier immigrants because
more intended to return home after making money
100
Tenements can best be described as
apartments
100
The power source of Francis Lowell's mills in Massachusetts was
the Merrimac River
200
In which state was the first textile mill built
Rhode Island
200
The National Road was also known as
the Cumberland Road
200
The tablet in the Statue of Liberty's hand symbolizes
America's system of law and order
200
Alexander Graham Bell was originally from which country
Scotland
200
What textile product helped to prosper England into a world economic power in the 14th
wool
300
Who developed the Flying Shuttle
John Kay
300
What resource fueled the growth of the Industrial Revolution
coal
300
Who designed the frame or "spine" for the Statue of Liberty
Gustave Eiffel
300
On what part of the ship did most immigrants travel
the steerage
300
What early spinning invention allowed one person to spin eight threads at once
the Jenny
400
All of the following machines greatly increased the production of cotton in America EXCEPT the spinning wheel the steam engine the power room the mule
the spinning wheel
400
At what place did the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad connect
Promontory Point, Utah
400
Immigrants who arrived in America were expected to have
ten to twenty-five dollars
400
What items were used as goals when basketball was invented
peach baskets
400
In which year did America go to war as a result of Britain's interference with American trade
1812
500
Which president stated that "England has become a den of pirates, and France has become a den of thieves"
Thomas Jefferson
500
Most Asian immigrants arrived and were processed at
Angel Island, San Francisco, California
500
How did immigration officials indicate possible medical and mental problems of immigrants as they were processed
A chalkmark was placed on the suspected immigrant's clothing
500
Someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for his/her business is known as an
entrepreneur
500
What provided a route for trade between the Great Lakes and the northeastern United States
the Erie Canal