Lesson 13 Review Innovation and Industry

Which of these choices describes something negative about industrialism?

• there were a lot more people who worked on farms than factories

• there was not much difference between the rich and poor

• it brought about a big improvment in American society

• workers didn't earn much money and their jobs weren't safe

Before the Civil War, the United States was a _______ society but after it switched to a ________ society.

• rich/poor

• agricultural/industrial

• uneducated/educated

• positive/negative

A company that controls a particular industry to prevent competition

is known as a

• monopoly

• scrabble

• industry

• suburban

Laissez-faire can be defined as when the government

• controls all aspects of the economy

• is too lazy to care about the economy

• allows businesses to operate without much interference

• goes to the fair but is too lazy to ride anything

Electric lights impacted America by

• reducing crime

• allowing factories to operate at night

• helping people see better at night

• all of these

The growth of industry in the late 1800s led to 

• workers having as much money as business owners

• farmers having to work much harder to grow food for factory workers

• people being able to afford refrigerators and cars

• a decrease in cities across America

Henry Ford used what to make automobiles faster and more affordable?

• more workers

• assembly line

• automated workers

• cheaper products

The creation of steel through the Bessemer process allowed what to be built? (choose more than one)

• The Broolyn Bridge

• Skyscrapers

• cast iron skillets

• better railroad rails

People who take risks by creating or funding products or new ways of doing things are often called

• inventors

• industrialists

• entrepreneurs

• investors

People who give large amounts of money to benefit society are called

• donors

• rich

• nice

• philanthropists