Question | Answer |
List three improvements in transportation | Steamboat, canals, railroads |
What improvement was made in communication | Telegraph |
What were some of the social implications of the new innovations in the years before the civil war | Discoveries contributed to increased immigration and expansion of slavery |
What led to the U.S. becoming a top producer of steel | Bessemer steel process |
What led to increased in the number of factories | Improved transportation, steam power, trade shut off due to the war of 1812 |
What was the most significant result of the Erie canal | Commerce benefited due to the faster transportation |
Fill in the blank - ? , population shift to cities, inventions, expansion of slavery, slave rebellion, ? , immigrants | Factory system, reform movement |
How did the construction of railroads and canals most benefit northern industry | Allowed faster movement of people and goods |
Which innovation was MOST responsible for the growth of industry during the 1800s | Steam power |
Which of the following was not a result industrialization - mechanical reaper, cotton gin, decreased in immigration, Bessemer steel process | Decrease in immigration |
How did Eli Whitney's development of interchangeable parts affect US manufacturing | It increased production, we could now build things more quickly |
List the contributing factors to the development of the plantation system in the southern states | Geography of the south - mild climate, long growing season, Triangular trade |
What did the Missouri compromise accomplish | It decreased the sectional disputes between the north and the south |
What was a benefit of the free enterprise system in the US during the 19th century | We became less dependent on foreign products |
The cotton gin increased the production of cotton in the south;this led directly into an increase of | Increased need for slave labor |
List three inventions that made clothing production easier | Cotton gin, spinning Jenny, sewing machine |
New inventions affected the U.S. economy in what ways | Increased production of goods, which increased profits |
All of the inventions during this time period led to an increase of what | Productivity |
What impact did the development of the steamboat have on farming in the US | Farmers could get their crops to market faster |
What led to a population boom (increase) in cities during this time period | Industrialism |
What contributed to industrialism | Mechanical reaper, cotton gin, Bessemer steel process |