Industrialization (5th grade SC)

He made his fortune in the oil industry and began an oil company known as the Standard Oil Company. 

• John D. Rockefeller
• Thomas Edison
• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• Andrew Carnegie

Which of the following was NOT a factor which led resulted in the growth of industry?

• Access to raw materials

• Larger work force

• Women's Suffrage (right to vote)

• New inventions

Many farm laborers left the farm to go to work in the --

• city
• general store
• rural areas
• orchards

Henry Ford revolutionized the automobile industry with the use of what pictured above?

• Steel workers

• Railroad workers

• Child labor

• Assembly line

What factor led many farmers, families, and young women to move to cities during the nineteenth century?

• the growing availability of factory jobs

• the constant fear of a flu outbreak

• the declining interest in westward expansion

• the educational opportunities at free universities

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

• industrialization

• colonization

• inflation

• urbanization

Why were railroads so important during this time?

• they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
• they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
• people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city

The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition

• Union

• Bingo

• Monopoly

• Captain of Industry

He used the Bessemer Process in a factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to mass produce stronger steel

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Terrence Powderly

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

Railroads were important to the growth of industry because they

• were owned by the government.

• offered fair shipping rates.

• gave special rates to small business owners.

• carried raw materials and manufactured goods to locations across the country.