U7 L4 United States: Industrial Progress

Question 1

What is consolidation?

Answer 1

merging of businesses into one large organization

Question 2

What is mobilized?

Answer 2

Assembled and ready for war duty

Question 3

Which two wars matured the American industry?

Answer 3

• War of 1812

- Civil War

Question 4

Who was the US up against in the War of 1812?

Answer 4

England and Canada

Question 5

Who was the US General in the battle of New Orleans in 1815?

Answer 5

Andrew Jackson

Question 6

How many British Soldiers did the US face up against in the battle of New Orleans in 1815?

Answer 6

5000

Question 7

In the battle of New Orleans 1815, how did Jackson’s troops fight?

Answer 7

behind barricades and embankments

Question 8

In the battle of New Orleans 1815, how many British and American soldiers were killed?

Answer 8

B- 2000

A- 70

Question 9

When did the battle of New Orleans actually happen?

Answer 9

after the War of 1812

Question 10

What did the War of 1812 establish the US as and encouraged them to do?

Answer 10

• industry international respect

- ambition for prominent position in trade and commerce

Question 11

Between 1820 and 1860, where were most factory workers located?

Answer 11

Northern US

Question 12

What was the Southern economy centered on?

Answer 12

agriculture

Question 13

How long did the Civil War last in the US?

Answer 13

4 years

Question 14

Who won the Civil War?

Answer 14

North

Question 15

What did the Civil war succeed in preserving?

Answer 15

the Union

Question 16

In 1844, what did Samuel F.B. Morse invent? What did it do?

Answer 16

• telegraph

- transmit warfare communications

Question 17

How do wars affect the industry?

Answer 17

• increased production
• decreased unemployment
• growth to industry

Question 18

How did the Civil war and US industry affect eachother?

Answer 18

• increased employment
• factories kept running
• north and south used industry inventions

Question 19

What system did Eli Whitney make to help meet the demands of the industry?

Answer 19

standardized parts

Question 20

What concept did Henry Ford make that built on Eli Whitney’s system?

Answer 20

assembly-line method of production

Question 21

What was the benefit of Ford’s assembly-line method of production?

Answer 21

reduced cost per unit

Question 22

Between 1860 and 1894, the US advanced from 4th place to what place among the industrialized nations of the world?

Answer 22

first

Question 23

Between 1860 and 1894, which factors largely contributed to the US’ advancement?

Answer 23

• Railroads
• factories
• lumber mills

Question 24

Agriculture in the US was being replaced by what?

Answer 24

industry

Question 25

Which of the two fell behind because of their agricultural economy, South or North?

Answer 25

South

Question 26

What did the South have that could bring success to their industry?

Answer 26

• raw materials
• manpower
• experience

Question 27

What did the South not have that prevented their industry’s success?

Answer 27

capital

Question 28

In the early 1900s, what were the US’ 2 leading regions of production?

Answer 28

• Mid Atlantic States of NY, NJ and Pen
• North Central States of, Oh, Ind, Ill, Mich, Wisc

MAS NNP
NoCS OII MeW

Question 29

What were the 4 industries that brought the most production in the US?

Answer 29

• food
• textile
• iron and steel
• lumber materials

Question 30

What did the (ranked first) food industry/manufacturing include?

Answer 30

• milling flour
• packing meat
• refining sugar
• processing canned/preserved food

Question 31

The Iron and Steel industry was aided by the discovery of what? Why was it better than Iron?

Answer 31

• steel

- tough, versatile, abundant, inexpensive

Question 32

What was steel used for?

Answer 32

• factory equip
• rails and locomotives
• ships
• auto mobiles
• bridges and buildings