The Industrialized North Answers

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Who helped develop the concept of interchangeable parts in 1798?

A
Lucy Larcom
B
Cyrus McCormick
C
Samuel Slater
D
Eli Whitney
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Which statement best describes the use of interchangeable parts in manufacturing during the 1800s?

A
Interchangeable parts were designed for the construction of mills and factories that used various resources to power equipment.
B
Interchangeable parts were identical parts that could be exchanged for one another in manufacturing of goods.
C
Interchangeable parts were goods that were custom-made by hand using the expertise of skilled workers.
D
Interchangeable parts were pieces of equipment used to make one element of an entire machine or mechanism.
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Between 1820 and 1850, the largest number of immigrants to the United States came from

A
Germany.
B
Ireland.
C
France.
D
Britain.
4

Because of a potato famine in the 1840s,

A
hundreds of thousands of French people came to the United States.
B
over 1 million Americans died from starvation and disease.
C
hundreds of thousands of Irish people came to the United States.
D
over 1 million Spanish people died from starvation and disease.
5

Due to the development of interchangeable parts and new labor practices in the late 1700s, factories began using

A
English mill designs.
B
mass production.
C
skilled labor.
D
water power.
6

In the 1840s, nativists believed that immigrants

A
had much in common with them.
B
deserved better working conditions.
C
could not fit into American society.
D
should be better integrated into US society.
7

What was a major pull factor that brought immigrants to the United States between 1830 and 1850?

A
famine and starvation
B
economic hardship
C
religious persecution
D
jobs in manufacturing and trade
8

In the 1800s, factories hired more women and children than they had in the past because

A
factory owners wanted to help entire families earn a better living.
B
most male laborers had left the cities to move to rural areas.
C
machines could now do the heavy labor formerly done by men.
D
most men stopped working in factories to labor on farms.
9

By 1850, in the largest northern cities such as New York and Boston,

A
immigrants made up a large part of the population.
B
new residents found it easy to assimilate into American culture.
C
neighborhoods were emptying as people moved to the country.
D
transportation could not keep up with the demands of industrialization.
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What made working conditions in factories dangerous during the first half of the nineteenth century?

A
The water used to power machinery was contaminated and made workers ill.
B
Accidents with machinery were common and frequently resulted in injury.
C
There were no daycare facilities, so children were often present and unsupervised.
D
Medical facilities were few, so it was difficult to locate a doctor when an accident occurred.

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