Industrial Revolution and Immigration

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields

• increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th-century

• a widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14 hour days, 6 days a week

• increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s

Which series of railroads are pictured below that connected the East and West coast?

• Amtrak

• Pacific Railroad

• Atlantic Railroads

• Transcontinental Railroad

Who was the first multimillionaire in the US during the Industrial Revolution?

• George Washington Carver

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

• None of the above.

What impact did technological advances have on industry?

• Number of factory workers decreased

• Quality of products was decreased.

• Working conditions at factories were safer

• Production of goods was increased.

What is the name of the largest house in the US built by George Washington Vanderbilt II in Asheville, NC?

• Biltmore Estate

• The White House

• Tryon Palace

• Governor's Palace

Which of the following is NOT a reason steel was better to use than iron?

• steel is harder than iron

• steel is easier to shape than iron

• there was no more iron to use

• steel is lighter than iron

Who became the richest man in the world during the Industrial Revolution (steel mills)?

• George Vanderbilt II

• John D. Rockefeller

• Henry Ford

• Andrew Carnegie

What is Black Gold?

• oil

• gold

• steel

• iron

Which of the following is the best description of a monopoly?

• a classic family board game

• the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.

• when companies equally share supply in the market

• when consumers share supply of a product

True or False A series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled is known as an assembly line

• True

• False