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North And South (1820-1860)
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1) What happened in the third phase of industrialization in the North?
A
Workers completed tasks manually.
B
Factories were built for specialized workers.
C
Workers made most goods one item at a time.
D
Mass production became possible.
2) What are some ways that the rise of industry shaped North compared to the South?
A
More urbanization, factories, and a well developed transportation system.
B
With agricultural advancements and trade with Canada and Europe
C
The North struggled with high unemployment.
D
There was less political debate in the North.
3) Phase one of industrialization in the North was that ____.
A
more workers produced less fabric in less time
B
workers used machinery less and less frequently
C
specialized workers were brought to separate factories
D
employers divided jobs into smaller steps
4) In 1846 Elias Howe invented the _____, which helped workers make clothing in mass quantities.
A
sewing machine
B
washing machine
C
cotton gin
D
loom
5) Robert Fulton improved transportation with his commercially successful version of the ____.
A
steam locomotive
B
clipper ship
C
canal system
D
steamboat
6) The Midwest was connected to the East by 1860 because of ____.
A
the growing system of railroad tracks
B
the growth of cities
C
the development of canals
D
the invention of the steamboat
7) After the Great Train Wreck of 1856, newspapers demanded that railroads _____.
A
make the safety of passengers their first concern
B
stop transporting grain and livestock from the Midwest
C
begin following speed limits
D
fire their train engineers
8) The steel-tipped plow, developed by _____, allowed farmers to cut through the hard-packed prairie sod.
A
John Deere
B
Cyrus McCormick
C
Samuel Morse
D
International Harvester
9) The invention of the thresher helped farmers ____.
A
increase the crop yield
B
speed up the harvesting of wheat
C
separate grain from stalks
D
cut through hard-packed soil
10) In spite of improvements in agriculture during this era, the North became more _____.
A
industrial
B
rural
C
isolated
D
in debt
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