Deck 3: From Farm to Factory

Question 1

Oliver Evans's "hopper boy," which raked grain, is named after

A) the young boys who did that job.
B) Evans's young son.
C) the look of the machine.
D) a character from a popular play.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Evans wanted to build lighter steam engines so that they could be used for

A) children's toys.
B) taller factories.
C) powering transportation.
D) only lightweight uses like textiles.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Eli Whitney summed up the American system of manufacture by saying that its goals were to produce machines that created parts with expedition, uniformity, and exactness. What does expedition mean?

A) on a trip
B) in the forest
C) accuracy
D) speed

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Manufacturing using special purpose machines, division of labor, and an unskilled workforce was called

A) armory practice.
B) textile manufacture.
C) immigrant labor.
D) the German system.

Question 5

A permanent industrial workforce was slow to develop in the United States because of

A) labor laws.
B) the availability of land.
C) the independence of the workers.
D) poor wages.

Question 6

American geography played a role in factory development because of

A) the many mill sites.
B) the many ports.
C) the population was spread out.
D) many large cities.

Question 7

Machines as a substitute for manual labor is called __________.

Question 8

The first U.S. patent law was passed in __________.

Question 9

Oliver Evans hired and trained men to build and work on his steam engines and other machines in workplaces called __________.

Question 10

Evans's lightweight steam engines were used in __________ and __________.

Question 11

Eli Whitney invented the system of __________.

Question 12

Lowell mills employed primarily __________.

Question 13

American industrialization began around 1820.

Question 14

Evans, Whitney, and other inventors always got rich off their inventions.

Question 15

The steam engine was originally invented in England.

Question 16

Eli Whitney invented the first revolver.

Question 17

Samuel Slater invented the idea of factories.

Question 18

The factory system quickly spread to other industries.

Question 19

Match the inventor to the invention.

-Steam engine

A) Samuel Colt
B) Eli Whitney
C) Oliver Evans
D) James Watt

Question 20

Match the inventor to the invention.

-Cotton gin

A) Samuel Colt
B) Eli Whitney
C) Oliver Evans
D) James Watt

Question 21

Match the inventor to the invention.

-Grain elevator

A) Samuel Colt
B) Eli Whitney
C) Oliver Evans
D) James Watt

Question 22

Match the inventor to the invention.

-Repeating revolver

A) Samuel Colt
B) Eli Whitney
C) Oliver Evans
D) James Watt

Question 23

Select the mill system for each mill characteristic.

-_____ Mill-owned housing

A) Slater system
B) Lowell system

Question 24

Select the mill system for each mill characteristic.

-_____ Mill-owned boarding house

A) Slater system
B) Lowell system

Question 25

Select the mill system for each mill characteristic.

-_____ Patriarchal system

A) Slater system
B) Lowell system

Question 26

Select the mill system for each mill characteristic.

-_____ Corporation

A) Slater system
B) Lowell system

Question 27

Select the mill system for each mill characteristic.

-_____ Family labor system

A) Slater system
B) Lowell system

Question 28

Select the mill system for each mill characteristic.

-_____ Integrated production

A) Slater system
B) Lowell system

Question 29

Select the mill system for each mill characteristic.

-_____ Owner-operated

A) Slater system
B) Lowell system