Unit 9 Assesssment

Question 1

List the Major Characteristics of the Era of Industrialism

Answer 1

1. Factory System
2. Population shift to cities
3. Inventions
4. Expansion of slavery
5. Slave rebellion
6. Reform movements
7. Immigration

Question 2

What is the cause-effect relationship that describes the Era of Industrialism?

Answer 2

Industrialism led to the growth of people and products.

Question 3

How did the construction of railroads and canals most benefit Northern industry?

Answer 3

It allowed faster movement of people and products.

Question 4

What statement best describes the social impact of new innovations in the years before the Civil War?

Answer 4

Scientific discoveries contributed to increased immigration and an expansion of slavery.

Question 5

All of the following contributed to the establishment of this system:

• invention of the cotton gin
• rich soil and a long growing season
• use of the Triangle Trade

Answer 5

Plantation System

Question 6

_________: traveling upriver::_____:migrating westward

Answer 6

steamboats, wagon trains

Question 7

This allowed the U.S. to become a top producer of steel

Answer 7

development of the Bessemer process

Question 8

You are considering the location of a furniture manufacturing facility in the 1800’s. You have found an area close to a source of lumber. Many new families are moving to the rapidly growing area. Additionally, you have found out that the railroad system is planning an extension that will got through this area.

Which economic factor is still needed for a successful business?

Answer 8

Investment capital (money to start the business)