Directions: Find the term the best matches the definitions and sentences below. On this quiz will use each term twice, once with the definition and once in a sentence. Be sure to use correct spelling.
barge
canal
capital
capitalism
census
cotton gin
element
free enterprise
interchangeable parts
lock
patent
revolution
technology
turnpike
urban
Question 1
1.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: equipment that makes use of advanced knowledge and skill to solve a problem or do a task
Question 2
2.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: a war to overthrow a government
Question 3
3.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: a type of economy in which people are free to buy, sell, and priduce whatever they want
Question 4
4.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: of or like a city
Question 5
5.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: a machine that removes seeds from cotton fiber
Question 6
6.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: money or other items, such as machines or buildings, used to create wealth
Question 7
7.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: the official count of a population
Question 8
8.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: a part of a machine or device that can be replaced by another, identical part
Question 9
9.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: part of a larger whole
Question 10
10.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: separate compartment in which water levels rise and fall in order to raise or lower boats on a canal
Question 11
11.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: economic system in which people and companies own the means of production
Question 12
12.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: road on which tolls are collected
Question 13
13.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: sole legal right to an invention and its profits
Question 14
14.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: a flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers
Question 15
15.
Type the term that best matches the following definition: an artificial waterway
Question 16
16.
With the need for quality inland roads on the rise, private companies built __________, charging travelers a toll to help offset the cost.
Question 17
17.
Eli Whitney's concept of ______________ greatly changed manufacturing by making each part identical to others of its type; making the process more efficient.
Question 18
18.
The first ______ showed that there were nearly 4 million Americans.
Question 19
19.
The Erie Canal built by Irish immigrants, has a series of _______, which worked like an escalator to raise and lower boats up and down hills.
Question 20
20.
With the use of ______ on the river, far greater loads of products and goods could be carried.
Question 21
21.
As more people moved to the cities, ______ areas grew, creating problems such as increased disease and threat of fire.
Question 22
22.
A _____ was built to connect New York City to the Great Lakes Region, opening up connections between existing rivers and lakes over a much wider area.
Question 23
23.
The economic system of the United States which helped spur industrial growth was __________, individuals and businesses own property and decide how to use it.
Question 24
24.
The major _________ of free enterprise are economic freedom, profit, private property, and competition.
Question 25
25.
Americans are free to work wherever they want, and they can buy, sell, and produce whatever they want. This is called ________.
Question 26
26.
The Industrial _____________ of the late 1700s changed how people lived and worked.
Question 27
27.
__________ includes the buildings, land, machines, money, and other items used to create wealth.
Question 28
28.
With the passing of the _______ law in 1790, inventors now had sole legal right to make money from an invention for a certain period of time.
Question 29
29.
With the invention of the ________ in 1793 by Eli Whitney production of cotton rose sharply, creating a huge demand for enslaved workers.
Question 30
30.
At the core of the Industrial Revolution was ____________with the invention of new machines that saved time and money