Industrial Revolution

Before the Industrial Revolution, the US relied on what for food and clothing

• machines

• agriculture

• artists

• Walmart

During this time period the United States switched _______________________________________________

• from an artificial society to a realistic society

• from an industrial society to an agrarian society

• from technological society to a agrarian society

• from an agrarian society to an industrial society

Andrew Carnegie produced

• steel

• cotton

• cars

• factories

During the Industrial Revolution _____________________had a monopoly on the Oil Industry

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Ford

• Eli Whitney

A monopoly occurs when ___________________

• everyone works in a factory

• when the factory owners sell the factory

• a company has complete control of an industry

• roads, bridges, and factories are built

Factories where women worked long hours for low wages were known as

• Hot boxes

• Outlet stores

• Factory stores

• Sweatshops

Women and children worked in factories because _______________________________

• they didn't want to stay at home

• they needed to help bring in money for the family

• they wanted money to shop for themselves

• they liked working in the factories

Labor Unions were formed to

• make new labor laws

• fight for better wages

• create better working conditions

• all of the above

During the Industrial Revolution most people lived in what type of housing?

• Tents

• Condos

• Tenements

• Houses

Which of the following was true about urbanization?

• poor quality housing

• unsafe living conditions

• rising crime rates

• all of the above