1 The North & the Industrial Revolution

Open Ended

What are the 3 most important inventions/innovations in your life right now?

Multiple Choice

Which region of the United States experienced an industrial revolution, mass immigration, and urbanization during the Gilded Age?

• The North

• The South

• The West

• The Midwest

Multiple Choice

During the Gilded Age, what factors contributed to the United States becoming the most industrialized country in the world by 1900?

• New technology and transportation

• Efficient mass-production

• Spread of industrial ideas and products

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What is being demonstrated in the laboratory scene shown in the image?

• The invention of the electric light bulb

• The invention of the telephone

• The invention of the steam engine

• The invention of the radio

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a factor that contributed to increased industrial production in America during the Age of Invention?

• The use of new machines in assembly lines

• The linking of regions by railroads

• A decrease in investment capital

• America's wealth of natural resources

Multiple Select

Which of the following industries fueled the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

• Railroads

• Oil

• Steel

• Electricity

Multiple Choice

What was America's first 'big business' according to the slides?

• Steel industry

• Railroad industry

• Oil industry

• Textile industry

Open Ended

Explain the significance of the four major trunk railroad lines in connecting the eastern and western United States. What impact did this have on national growth?

Open Ended

How did the rise of the American Industrial Revolution impact agriculture and urban growth in the United States?

Draw

Describe vertical integration versus horizontal integration

Open Ended

How was Andrew Carnegie a Philanthropist?

Fill in the Blank

The ______ __ ______ argued that it is God's will that some men attain great wealth

Open Ended

Describe the term laissez faire

Open Ended

Were the industrial capitalists of the Gilded Age good or bad for America?

Open Ended

What important changes took place during the Gilded Age? Were these changes good or bad for America? Explain.