(7) Industry in the Colonies

Business people from the South had made fortunes in trade and shipbuilding and wanted to invest in United States industry.

False

Select the factors that made the Industrial Revolution in the United States possible.

Natural resources Human power

Select the natural resources in the United States that aided industrial growth.

Coal Lumber Fast Moving Streams Varied Climate Iron Ore

Select TWO natural resources that added to the development of industry in the United States.

Coal Supply Rivers and Streams

Select the THREE elements possessed by the South that were necessary for large plantations.

Good Climate Rich Soil Slaved Labor

The United States wanted to prove to England that:

It was not inferior It could succeed in an industry

To take advantage of these natural resources, workers were needed to manage them. Africans were brought from their homeland and used as slave labor, most of them on the Southern plantations. A steady inflow of immigrants provided additional labor for paid work.

True

With an abundant supply of raw materials, workers, and the necessary money to back its efforts, it was becoming an industrial nation. The success at this point in history depended primarily on the hard work and the creative efforts of the people.

True