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developer of the cotton gin

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Whitney

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fought to free Jerusalem

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Crusaders

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led the Reformation movement

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Luther

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invented the printing press

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Gutenberg

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protested practices of the Catholic Church

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Protestant

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invented the steam engine

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Watt

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invented the spinning jenny

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Hargreaves

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invented the iron plow

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Wood

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invented the reaping machine

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McCormick

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started a clothing factory

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Lowell

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invented the sewing machine

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Howe

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invented the steel plow

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Oliver

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The change of the Industrial Revolution was from hand labor to _______ production.

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machine

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The impetus for change that removed the isolation of Europe in the Middle Ages was the:

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Crusades

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Who invented the printing press?

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Johann Gutenberg

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The Industrial Revolution began in the ________ industry.

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textile

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The Industrial Revolution in the United States was sparked by the one in:

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England

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The United States was ripe for industry's growth because of abundant _______ resources, such as lumber and coal.

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natural

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The making of goods in large numbers is called _______ production.

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mass

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Coal and rivers provided energy to run industry in the United States. True False

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True

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Shipbuilding and trading made New England's businessmen wealthy. True False

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True

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The inventions of Whitney and McCormick boosted the agricultural industry in the United States. True False

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True

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As goods were produced in greater numbers, cost to the consumer increased. True False

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False

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Early European factors influencing the birth of the Industrial Revolution included: the printing press the Crusades plantations

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the printing press the Crusades

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Accomplishments of England's Industrial Revolution were the: spinning jenny steam engine flying shuttle printing press

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spinning jenny steam engine flying shuttle

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The Industrial Revolution in the United States was made possible by: Select all that apply sufficient capital England's Industrial Revolution the Native Americans

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sufficient capital England's Industrial Revolution

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Things that affected the Industrial Revolution in the United States included: the Pope's loss of power immigrants the Agricultural Revolution

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immigrants the Agricultural Revolution

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Inventions of the Agricultural Revolution in the United States included: the cotton gin the threshing machine the flying shuttle the iron and steel plow

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the cotton gin the threshing machine the iron and steel plow

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How did the Crusades change Europe? They revived interest in travel. They increased intra-European warfare. They brought back the printing press. They revived trade. They exposed Europeans to new ideas.

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They revived interest in travel. They revived trade. They exposed Europeans to new ideas.

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What were the effects of the Industrial Revolution? Prices of raw materials declined. Farm production fell. Cost of manufactured goods increased. Textiles became scarce. Consumers benefited.

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Prices of raw materials declined. Consumers benefited.

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cotton gin

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Whitney

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sewing machine

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Howe

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airplane

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Wright

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steam-driven locomotive

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Cooper

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spinning jenny

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Hargreaves

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Model T®

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Ford

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transatlantic cable

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Field

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telegraph

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Morse

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steam engine

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Watt

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light bulb

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Edison

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Clermont

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Fulton

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reaping machine

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McCormick

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steel plow

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Oliver

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oil well

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Drake

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telephone

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Bell

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The Industrial Revolution brought the change from hand labor to machines. True False

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True

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The Erie Canal provided cheaper transportation for Midwestern farmers between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. True False

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False

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The steamship and the steam locomotive quickened the distribution of industrial goods. True False

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True

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The South and the Middle Atlantic states were the major production areas in the United States in the early 1900s. True False

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False

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Mass production enabled products to be manufactured in greater quantities and sold at a lower cost to the consumer. True False

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True

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Textiles and lumber products were the two largest industries by 1914. True False

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False

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Who's system of production, called the assembly line, combined Whitney's system with his own ideas of piece-by-piece assemblage of goods?

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Henry Ford

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America's Industrial Revolution was affected by the one in the country of:

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England

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The first national road in America was named the _______ Road.

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Cumberland

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Money was invested in early American industry by businessmen from:

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New England

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The ________ economy was mainly based on industry while the _________ economy was based on agriculture.

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Northern Southern

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The South's problem with establishing industry after the Civil War was due largely to the South's lack of:

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finances

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Early European factors influencing the growth of the Industrial Revolution included the:

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Crusades printing press

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Conflicts that led to progress and industrial power were the: Civil War War of 1812 Agricultural Revolution Crusades

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Civil War War of 1812

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By the 1900s, American power sources included: oil electricity atomic power water power

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oil electricity water power

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The change from hand labor to machine power was called the:

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Industrial Revolution

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The invention of labor-saving devices for the farmer was called the:

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Agricultural Revolution

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Who's system of standardized parts made uniform parts that could be exchanged for broken or worn parts?

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Eli Whitney

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Who made the automobile more affordable for the average American by mass-producing his cars on a moving belt called an assembly line?

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Henry Ford

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People who invest their money in corporations in exchange for a share of the profits are called _______.

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stockholders

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The labor union that began the modern labor movement was called the:

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American Federation of Labor

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The labor group organized by Uriah Stephens to improve workers' conditions was called the:

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Knights of Labor

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Knights of Labor

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True

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The Middle Atlantic and North Central states led in United States production in the early 1900s. True False

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True

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Textiles and the iron and steel industry were the two largest American industries by 1914. True False

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False

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Because of the high costs of large-scale production, businesses merged to form corporations. True False

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True

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Labor unions were formed when individual workers found no success in dealing with their employers. True False

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True

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Factors necessary for a nation's industrial growth include:

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natural resources sufficient workers

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Factors that encouraged the growth of American industry included:

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transportation improvements new power sources

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Improvements that corporations brought to industry included:

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increased economy larger variety of goods

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Improvements that labor unions sought to bring to their workers were:

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higher wages shorter work weeks

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Changes that the farmer experienced when he moved to the city included:

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loss of independence loss of self-respect

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sewing machine

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Howe

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airplane

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Wright

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Tom Thumb

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Cooper

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spinning jenny

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Hargreaves

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transatlantic cable

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Field

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telegraph

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Morse

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Select an N for the items or conditions that were negatively affected by the Industrial Revolution and a P for those that were positively affected. physical labor to produce goods quantity of goods available quality of air and water individual creativity 1800s city life price of manufactured goods communication self-sufficiency

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P P N N N P P N

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