Industrial Revolution and Immigration Review

Which was an effect of the Industrial Revolution

• more Americans moved to rural areas and became farmers

• more Americans moved to urban areas and worked in factories

• more Americans left the US to live in other countries

• Americans became greatly divided

Which of the following was NOT part of the Industrial Revolution?

• the first skyscrapers were built

• electric lights became common in cities and in homes

• there were new ways to travel including the automobile

• people started using computers for the first time

A product is put together as it moves past a line of workers. Each worker works on one part of the product before the product moves to the next worker. This is an example of ___

• steel production invented by JP Morgan

• assembly line invented by Henry Ford

• road repair invented by Harvey S Firestone

• airplane parts production invented by William Boeing

Thomas Alva Edison invented things such as a phonograph and movie camera. He was most known for inventing the ___

• automobile

• plane

• light bulb

• telephone

Who was the person responsible for getting Southerners to grow peanuts and sweet potatoes and also for developing many ways to use these crops?

• George Washington Carver

• Henry Ford

• William Boeing

• Alexander Graham Bell

This statement was believed to be the ___.

"Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you."

• first message sent by submarine

• first telephone call made by Alexander Graham Bell

• first message by Thomas Alva Edison

• first telegraph sent by Samuel Morse

What was the main accomplishment of the Wright Brothers?

• creation of the lightbulb

• invented the telephone

• built the first successful flying machine

• came up with a new and faster way to build cars

What is being described here:

-gift from the people of France

-symbol of freedom

-was one of the first things seen by immigrants coming to America on the way to Ellis Island

• Liberty Bell

• Bridge of Freedom

• Statue of Liberty

• Immigration Statue

Immigrants from Europe entered through Ellis Island in the New York harbor, but immigrants mostly from ___ entered through Angel Island in San Francisco.

• Asia

• India

• Columbia

• Alaska

During the mid-1800s, Americans traveled and settled in the area located in the middle of the country. What is the correct name for this area of the country?

• Grand Prairie

• Great Lands

• Great Plains

• Good Farmlands