Industrial Revolution

Why was The Transcontinental Railroad important to the United States?

• It let people travel across the United States for the first time
• It was important because it provided a link of communication and goods from coast to coast
• It gave many people jobs
• It was the first train track

Why did companies during the Industrial Revolution support Laissez-Faire Economics?

• The government didn't tell them what to do and their own hours and wages for their workers

• It let people make more money

Why were living conditions of city and urban areas bad and poor?

• There were lots of buildings in small areas, which created overcrowding. There were no building codes, and many people lived in cramped quarters.
• There were lots of buildings in small areas, which created undercrowding. There were no building codes, and many people lived in platial quarters.

How did the Industrial Revolution come to America?

• Through Industrial Codes
• Through Industrial spying
• Through Industires

What are four effects of the Industrial Revolution?

• Factory systems
• Urbanization
• Laissez-Faire economics
• Changes in technology, transportation, & communication

What are bad effects of mass production?

• Skilled workers were no longer needed
• People became robots
• Machines overran America
• All of the above

What are two environmental effects of factories?

• Depletion of natural resources
• Increase in pollution
• People became robots

How did disease spread during the Industrial Revolution?

• Lack of clean water and cramped living conditions
• Fleas
• Trains
• Factories

Which two companies built the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Sante Fe and Bosdon Railways
• Wells Fargo
• Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railways
• None of the above

Which of the following people improved assembly lines in their company?

• Karl Marx
• Oscar Wilde
• Robert Goddard
• Henry Ford