Industrialization, Immigration, UrbanizationTest Review

A key factor in the rapid growth of business in the late 1800's was...

• lack of immigrants working in the cities

• advances in transportation

• high cost of producing goods

• more competition between business

During the Second Industrial Revolution advances in transportation linked resources to factories and then to...

• other countries

• small towns

• national markets

• only cities in the West

With industrialization growing rapidly in the United States by 1900, it...

• forced people out of crowded cities

• created a need for more workers

• put an end to immigration

• inspired many African Americans to move back to the rural South

Who was the first to patent the telephone in the United States?

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• George Westinghouse

• Alexander Graham Bell

Which one of the following persons invented many practical and mechanical uses of the light bulb in the late 1800's?

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• Granville Woods

• Benjamin Franklin

Which product was made affordable by Henry Ford to everyone in 1908?

• typewriter

• automatic signals

• air brakes

• Model T car

During the Second Industrial Revolution, Chicago was known for it's meatpacking industry? Where is Chicago on this map?

• A

• B

• C

• D

During the Second Industrial Revolution, the New England region was known for its textile industry. Where is New England region located on this map?

• A

• B

• C

• D

During the Second Industrial Revolution, Detroit was known for its automobile industry. Where is Detroit located on this map?

• A

• B

• C

• D

During the Second Industrial Revolution, Pittsburgh was known for its steel producing industry? Where is Pittsburgh on this map?

• A

• B

• C

• D