Industrial Revolution - American History

Which of the following was a negative effect of industrialization?

• unregulated working conditions

• increase in wages

• increase in demand for farm labor

• regulations in factories

What does mechanized farming mean?

• Using additional laborers on farms

• Selling farm products at an increased price

• Using machinery to increase productivity

• Building machines that make artificial farms

What is one benefit of mechanized farming?

• Demand for new equipment

• Population grew in rural areas

• Food could be more quickly produced

• Pesticides changed the natural environment

Which of the following was a result of urbanization?

• Increased crime in cities

• Construction of fewer city buildings

• Decrease in immigration

• Development of tenement housing

What is a labor union?

• Group of people that work at the same company

• Organization of workers formed to protect their rights and interests

• The term used for workers who go on strike

• Minority workers

What led to the growth of labor unions in the early 1900s?

• low wages paid to farm workers

• unsafe working conditions in large factories

• consumer anger over tariffs on imported goods

• increased rate of unemployment in U.S. cities

Upton Sinclair's novel "The Jungle" uncovered the unhealthy conditions inside a meat packing plant. What was the response of legislators?

• Pass laws to improve food handling processes and procedures

• Declared that the Standard Oil Company be resolved

• Ratify the 17th amendment to establish better elections

• Ignore the research that was published

Why did labor unions often lead to violence?

• Union leaders would not negotiate

• Union leaders wanted people to join strikes

• Government officials used force to get better working conditions

• Business owners used force to protect their workplaces

What was one role of the Pinkerton Detective Agency?

• They convinced wealthy business owners to pay workers more

• They were hired to break up unions and put an end to strikes

• They worked for the government to build the army reserves

• They supported laborers when they wanted more people to join their strikes

How did industrialization lead to new jobs in urban areas?

• New farm equipment required additional labor

• Capitalists only wanted to hire educated men

• When businesses grew they started paying a higher wage creating higher demand

• New technology created new lobs in factories