Industrial Revolution Review

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• England
• France
• Germany

Which thesis (big idea) statement is supported by the graph above?

• In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the population distribution shifted as the urban population began to increase more dramatically than the rural population.

• Most immigrants to the United States in the late 19th century settled in rural areas.

• By the early 20th century, the population of cities grew while the population in rural areas declined.

• The population center of the United States moved westward in the late 19th and early 20th

  centuries.

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.

As a result of increased immigration to the United States in the late 19th century, many immigrant families lived in tenements because

• there was a lack of affordable housing in overcrowded cities.

• there was inadequate housing on the Great Plains.

• they wanted to avoid living in ethnic neighborhoods.

• the federal government provided immigrants with free housing.

Which of the following are examples of "push" factors.

• Famine (lack of food)

• A lack of available jobs

• Safety

• Many available opportunities

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

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 word best describes tenement housing (use the picture to help)?

• Comfortable

• Spacious

• Crowded

• Fancy

Mass production means:

• Products being made with more superior quality

• Goods being made in large quantities

• Laborers received higher wages

• Industries moved to rural areas