immigration and the industrial revolution 19-20

How did the economy change during the Industrial Revolution?

• Native Americans became farmers instead of hunters.
• Plantations changed to sharecropping because of the 13th amendment.
• More people stopped farming (agriculture) and worked in factories (manufacturing).
• People stopped working in factories and became farmers.

What was the major effect of the invention of the telephone?

• It improved transportation throughout the U.S.
• It made communication better, faster, and easier. 
• It made it easier to light factories once the sun went down.
• It let to economic improvement for our country. 

Why was the Bessemer Process so important to the development of our country?

• It made it cheaper to travel back and forth across the U.S
• It made it easier to convert iron into steel; steel was needed for skyscrapers and railroad tracks.
• It made the assembly line a faster and better way of producing cars.
• It made it possible to purchase one part of a cow or pig instead of the entire thing. 

What is a monopoly? 

• A business that converts iron ore into steel. 
• A company that has no competition. 
• When more than one business tries to sell the same goods or service. 
• A business in which many people own shares. 

Who invented the telephone?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Lewis Latimer

• Samuel Morse

• Thomas Edison

Which of the following did Thomas Edison invent?

• the electric streetcar

• the incadescent light bulb

• the airplane

• the gasoline engine

Which of the following was invented in 1903 by two brothers and changed transportation?

• the Pony Express

• the airplane

• the electric streetcar

• the wagon

Andrew Carnegie is known for which of the following?

• inventing a new method for making steel

• building oil refineries

• forming an electric company

• building a huge steel business

How was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?

• It was the main immigration station for European Immigrants.

• Angel Island was located on the East Coast.

• It was the main immigration station for Chinese immigrants.

• Most people only stopped here for a few hours.

Which of the following is a true statement about the Industrial Revolution?

• Most farmers stayed in rural areas areas during the Industrial Revolution.

• Many farmers left rural areas and moved to cities during the Industrial Revolution.

• Farmers were making excellent money off of their crops during this time.

• There were no factories jobs to be found during this time.