Industrialization Quick Review

Which of the following was a period of rapid growth in the U.S. manufacturing in the late 1800s?

• Westward Expansion

• First Industrial Revolution

• Second Industrial Revolution

• Reconstruction Era

Check all of the following leaders of industry during the Second Industrial Revolution-

• Andrew Carnegie

• Francis Bacon

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Eli Whitney

Who built a power system that could send electricity across many miles?

• Thomas Edison

• Samuel Morse

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Westinghouse

Which of the following are factors that help to promote industrial growth in America? Check all the apply

• trees

• iron ore

• gold

• new inventions

• large workforce

Henry Ford's dream was to mass produce the automobile. How did he accomplish that goal?

• using cheap labor

• the moving assembly line

• outsourcing to Asia

• building more factories

Who was given the title "America's greatest inventor" and and had over 1000 patents?

• Henry Ford

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

A business that sells portions of ownership called stock shares is a-

• Corporation

• Industry

• Patent

• Free Market

Lauryn, Sophie and Kaitlyn work in a sweatshop with long hours, poor pay and dangerous working conditions. They want to join a group that will fight for better work pay, hours and rights. What should they join?

• A monopoly

• A different sweatshop

• A labor union

• A textile industry

Mrs. Walters wants to implement the Bessemer Process and oversee the production of steel manufacturing for her new line of fancy dog bowls? Which city should she move to for this industry?

• Chicago

• Pittsburgh

• Detroit

• Boston

Mrs. Bishop wants to design a line of literary novel themed clothing and pursues a career that specializes in textile (clothing/fabrics) manufacturing? Which city should she move to for this industry?

• Boston

• Detroit

• Chicago

• Pittsburgh