Industrial Revolution and Women's Suffrage

A time in history known for its large and rapid change in the way things were made

• Reconstruction Era

• Industrial Revolution

• Women's Suffrage

• World War 1

What industry did Andrew Carnegie make a lot of his money in?

• steel

• oil

• monopoly

• coal

By the 1900s, the U.S was producing more steel than any other country. Steel was used to build _____________. Select ALL that apply

• buildings

• roads

• automobiles

• bridges

Andrew Carnegie sold his steel company to a rich banker named ______

• John D Rockefeller

• Suan B Anthony

• Fredrick Douglas

• JP Morgan

John D Rockefeller's oil company was called ____

• Standard Oil

• Rockefeller Oil

• Oil Man

• Monopoly

A company that has control of an entire industry is called ________

• suffrage

• monopoly

• jeopardy

• standard oil

Select the description that best describes working in a factory during the Industrial Revolution

• Factory workers put in 12 hour days, seven days a week in dangerous environments for little pay.

• Factory workers worked the standard 8 hour day, 5 dat work week with livable wages.

• 50% of factory workers died on the job and worked for very low wages.

• Factory workers worked only a few days a week, in comfortable environments for a high salary.

Hot cramped workshops, clothing factories

• steel mils

• sweatshops

• oil rigs

• textile mills

Children worked dangerous jobs and were paid much less than adults. Select jobs that child might have had. Select ALL that apply

• opened oyster shells

• sorted through coal

• casheir at a department store

• waitress/waiter

Organizations that helped improve working conditions and get better wages

• abolitionist

• child labor

• suffragists

• labor unions