Industrial Revolution

In the late 19th century, how did the growth of industry affect American society?

• The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased.

• Population centers shifted from the Northeast to the South.

• Restrictions on immigration created a more homogeneous culture.

• The United States experienced the disappearance of the traditional family farm.

In the late 19th century, inventions such as the mechanized reaper and the steel plow made farming more efficient. What impact did the introduction of farm machinery have on American farms in the 19th century?

• More workers were needed to run the new machines.

• Large farms increased their output and supplied food to eastern cities.

• Wages for unskilled farm workers increased.

• The high cost of the machines made farming unprofitable.

A reason some businesses hired children was:

• To provide the children a bright future and opportunities

• So they could save money by paying the children less money

• So the children could take care of the heavy labor required for their business

• To improve their public image

Powerful companies like Standard Oil that had control over the majority of the industry they were involved in and controlled many businesses related to their own can be called

• Labor Unions

• Monopolies

• Start-ups

• Urbanization

The _______ was a technique used during the Industrial Revolution that greatly increased efficiency. It involved the worker or machine completing the same task over and over again as products moved down the line.

• Bessemer Process

• Assembly Line

• Trial and Error Method

• Mechanization

Who were the people known as "robber barons" by their critics and "captains of industry" by their supporters?

• Industrial workers

• Politicians

• Wealthy businessmen

• Labor union leaders

What was the factory system?

• A fast way to get to work

• A way to make goods more expensive

• Put workers and machines together under one roof

• A nuclear reactor

What big change happened because of the Industrial Revolution?

• People moved from farms to cities

• People started working from home

• Animals started taking people's factory jobs

• People moved to California

How can we best describe factory conditions?

• Generally pleasant

• Relaxing & quiet

• Poor & dangerous with few breaks

• Clean & safe with many breaks

Alexander Graham Bell invented the...

• telephone

• light bulb

• bifocals