Industrialization

Which occurred because more foreigners immigrated to this country in the 19th century?

• Crime rates rose

• America became the largest populated country

• More workers were available to work jobs in cities

• Public education became the law

Before the Industrial Revolution, where were most goods manufactured in America?

• In homes

• In factories

• In Britain

• They weren't

What would explain why so many immigrant moved and lived in cities during the Industrial Revolution?

• Easy to live off the land

• Outstanding health benefits

• Jobs, of course

• They weren't allowed to move beyond the east coast

Making things, somtimes in large quantities, is called ____________.

• Manifolding

• Manipulating

• Communicating

• Manufacturing

What normally happens when the speed of manufacturing something increases?

• The cost also gets faster

• The costs are lowered to the consumer

• Prices are raised

• There are fewer options to the consumers

What would explain why urban areas become so over-crowded?

• People wanted to be near the harbors

• People needed to live near their families

• People needed to walk to work, and couldn't live far from their jobs

• People just love the smell of urine and poop

The railroad, steamboat and canal system would be improvements in which area?

• communication

• transportation

• urbanization

• transformation

This family is moving from home to the city. Which best describes this below?

• Urban to Rural

• Rural to Rural

• Ural to Bering

• Rural to Urban

What impact did factories and faster transportation have on American industries?

• It modernized it and gave America's economy a huge boost

• It made America's enemies laugh

• It produced never before seen levels of poverty and crime

• It made people forget that

Select the image that best describes what happened to America's urban centers during the 19th Century.

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