Quiz: Industrial Revolution Questions! Trivia
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Who was the governor of New York, responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal?
- A.
Francis Cabot Lowell
- B.
Robert Fulton
- C.
Eli Whitney
- D.
James Madison
- E.
De Witt Clinton
- 2.The first road built by the federal government helped Americans travel in which direction?
- A.
East/West
- B.
North/South
- 3.What provided the power for barges moving on the Erie Canal?
- A.
Steam Power
- B.
Wind Power
- C.
Rowers
- D.
Donkeys and Mules
- E.
The Current
- 4.Who invented the telegraph?
- A.
Robert Fulton
- B.
Samuel Morse
- C.
John C. Calhoun
- D.
Enrico Fermi
- E.
Eli Whitney
- 5.What was the name of the first steamboat in the United States?
- A.
Sultana
- B.
Merrimac
- C.
Monitor
- D.
John Bull
- E.
Clermont
- 6.The first factories in the United States, such as Lowell's factory in Waltham, produced __.
- A.
Canned Food
- B.
Textiles (Cloth)
- C.
Machine Tools (Tools used to build other machines)
- D.
Furniture
- E.
Silverware
- 7.Most factory workers in the early 1800s were __.
- A.
Young Women
- B.
Runaway Slaves
- C.
German Immigrants
- D.
Skilled Artisans
- E.
Canadians
- 8.Mass Production results in __.
- A.
Cheaper goods and a need for skilled workers
- B.
Cheaper goods and a need for unskilled workers
- C.
More expensive goods and a need for skilled workers
- D.
More expensive goods and a need for unskilled workers
- 9.Which immigrant group in the US in the 1840s faced the most discrimination?
- A.
Germans
- B.
English
- C.
Irish
- D.
Dutch
- E.
Scottish
- 10.Improvements in transportation brought what two regions of the US closer together economically?
- A.
Northeast and Midwest
- B.
Northeast and South
- C.
Midwest and South
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