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US History Midterm #1
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Last updated: February 10, 2026
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1. which change does NOT betoken an industrial revolution
increased dependance on inanimate power
technological breakthroughs
shift in labor participation rate
task division
2. when did the industrial revolution happen in the US ?
1770s
1860s
1820s
1800s
3. which one is NOT a reason why mechanization happened early in the US
there was a lot of accumulated capital to be invested
the federal government led an invention-friendly policy
there was a labor shortage
the US stole/adopted british innovation
4. in the early 19th century what is the major shift in labor force participation rate
a shift off agriculture into manufacturing
a shift off agriculture into infrastructure building
a shift off agriculture into service industries
a shift off manufacturing into plantation or midwest farming
5. what was NOT invented alongside the IR (industrial revolution)
year-round employment
supervision
steam engine
task division
6. where did industrialisation start and why?
in new england because the climate is too dry
in the midwest because the land is cheap
in new england because fertile land is limited
in mid atlantic states because the climate is too humid
7. how profitable was antebellum manufacturing
less than bonds and farming
less than bonds, but more than farming
more than bonds, less than plantation farming
more than bonds and farming
8. who did the textile mills employ
high-skilled female workers
high-skilled male workers
low-skilled female workers
low-skilled male workers
9. which phrases best describe antebellum textile mills
large scale, highly dependant on animate power
small scale, highly dependant on inanimate power
small scale, highly dependant on animate power
large scale, highly dependant on inanimate power
10. why were risks high for investors in early manufacturing
patents did not exist
interest rates were flexible and volatile
consumers were too few
limited liability did not exist
11. rank the regions by how industrialized they are
mid atlantic>new england>midwest>south
new england>midwest>mid atlantic>south
new england>mid atlantic>midwest>south
new england>mid atlantic>south>midwest
12. what is the downside of water power
high production cost
intermittency
great capital outlay
low efficiency
13. what is the downside of steam power
little capital outlay
constant expense
low efficiency
freedom of location
14. which industry drove the trends of industrialization
plantation cotton farming
textile
ship building
iron
15. which statement best qualifies manufacturing in colonial america ?
low tech, low added value, high return
high tech, high added value, high return
high tech, high added value, low return
low tech, low added value
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