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Foy Chapter 12 Test
Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Most mills were located in this region of the United States. | Northeast |
| The first achievements of the Industrial Revolution took place in this industry. | textile |
| The production of large numbers of identical goods is known as this. | mass production |
| This period of rapid growth introduced machines in the areas manufacturing and production. | Industrial Revolution |
| These parts are made from pieces that are exactly the same. | interchangeable |
| The Industrial Revolution began first in this country. | Great Britain |
| This event helped American manufacturing become less dependent on foreign goods. | War of 1812 |
| This American inventor promised to produce 10,000 muskets in two years. | Eli Whitney |
| This skilled British mechanic brought his knowledge of cloth-producing machines to the United States. | Samuel Slater |
| Because new machines were too large to fit in a person’s home and needed a power source, these were built along streams. | mills |
| Workers created ___________________ to improve pay and working conditions in the factories. | trade unions |
| The _________________ system was a strategy of hiring families and dividing factory work into simple tasks. | Rhode Island |
| ______________________ wanted to attract workers to his mill so he built housing for his laborers and allowed workers to pay with credit at his stores. | Samuel Slater |
| The Lowell system was to hire young, unmarried ____________ from cities to work in the factories. | women |
| _____________________________ founded the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association and played a large role in the American labor movement. | Sarah G. Bagley |
| This was a period of rapid growth in the speed and ease of travel. | Transportation Revolution |
| He invented the steamboat. | Robert Fulton |
| Because of its location, this city became an important center for transportation in the United States. | Chicago |
| This Supreme Court case strengthened the federal government’s power over the states. | Gibbons v. Ogden |
| Companies in this industry soon became some of the most powerful businesses in the United States. | railroad |
| This replaced wood as the main source of power for locomotives. | coal |
| This invention made river travel faster. | steamboat |
| In 1830, he built a small locomotive called the Tom Thumb. | Peter Cooper |
| This was used to make the rails that trains ride on. | steel |
| The cutting down and removal of trees is the definition of this term. | deforestation |
| Who invented the mechanical reaper? | Cyrus McCormick |
| How were prices of goods affected by mass production? | They lowered. |
| Dots and dashes are used to stand for each letter of the alphabet in what system? | Morse code |
| What device did Isaac Singer help to improve? | sewing machine |
| What device could send information over wires across great distances? | telegraph |
| Clearing land to build the railroad led to the loss of animal habitats and soil erosion. What is the term for this process? | deforestation |
| You are unhappy with the wages you earn at the factory. What is a tactic you could use to get the owner to meet your demands? | strike |
| What did the shift from water power to steam power allow factory owners to do? | build factories anywhere |
| How did cities change after factories moved there? | They became centers of industrial growth. |
| How many hours a day would factory employees typically work? | 12-14 |
| Where were telegraph lines placed? | by the railroad |
| How would you describe the low-paying jobs people had in the factories? | simple, repetitive tasks |
| What was one of the accomplishments of labor unions? | Several states passed 10-hour workday laws. |
| What event made the telegraph more popular? | 1844 Democratic National Convention |
| What farming tool did John Deere invent in 1837? | steel plow |
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