Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

• Factories

• Hand

• Slaves

• Royalty

The combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to the

• Industrial Revolution

• adoption of gold standard

• era of good feelings

How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?

• Made them more expensive & harder to ship
• made them cheaper & easier to ship
• Gave people a way of transportation

Mass production means:

• Products being made with more superior in quality

• goods being made in large quantities

• laborers received higher wages

• industries moved to rural areas

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

• Low wages
• Safe working conditions
• Dangerous working conditions
• Widespread pollution

Which statement is true about the Industrial Revolution?

• Children were not allowed to work

• Work conditions were closely regulated

• There were no labor laws that prevented children from working

How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?

• New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
• New farming methods produced bigger harvests with fewer farmers.

The Industrial Revolution happening during the _____ and the ____.

• 1700s, 1800s
• 1800s, 1900s
• 1900s, 2000s
• 1500s, 1600s

Who invented the telegraph?

• Elias Howe
• Eli Whitney
• Samuel Slater
• Samuel Morse

Why was it called the "Gilded Age"?

• America had many organizations for immigrants to join.

• America looked bright and shiny from the outside, but had problems, like corruption.

• It was beginning to build many large cities, with skyscrapers.