Question: Which of the following was not invented by Benjamin Franklin?

Answer: Steel Plow.

Question: What effect did trade embargoes and the War of 1812 have on American industry?

Answer: There was growth in American industry because Americans could not import British goods.

Question: Was steam power used to excavate this part of the canal?

Answer: No.

Question: Was the railroad map a primary or secondary source?

Answer: Primary.

Question: Innovations and improvements in transportation in the United States in the early 1800s had all of the following effects except:

Answer: As more towns were founded, people began to feel more isolated and less connected.

Question: Which of the following best describes the significance of the telegraph in revolutionizing communication?

Answer: People could communicate instantly over great distances.

Question: The Industrial Revolution began in the late 1700s in:

Answer: England’s textile industry.

Question: What did Samuel Slater and Francis Cabot Lowell contribute to America’s industrialization?

Answer: They applied the factory system to textiles to create the textile industry.

Question: Why did industry develop and flourish in New England before other regions of the United States?

Answer: New England’s geography lent itself to the development and growth of industry.

Question: Which of the following best describes life for young women working in factories in the United States in the early 1800s?

Answer: often unsafe; health risks; a new sense of freedom.