GILDED AGE QUIZ 1

In the late 19th century, how did the growth of industry affect American society?

• The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased.

• Population centers shifted from the Northeast to the South.

• Restrictions on immigration created a more homogeneous culture.

• The United States experienced the disappearance of the traditional family farm.

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.

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

• Famine (lack of food)

• A lack of available jobs

• Safety

• Many available opportunities

The Industrial Revolution began in...

• China

• Great Britain

• Australia

• Cuba

The Industrial Revolution in Britain required the right amount of Land, Labor, and Capital. What does Labor refer to?

• Machines

• Money

• Workers

• Natural Resources

What made the land in Great Britain essential for the Industrial Revolution?

• Coal and iron ore

• Sand

• Lumber

• Gold

The first product to be mass produced in factories was...

• Textiles

• Steel

• Computers

• Food

Inventions like the water frame and the Spinning Jenny shifted manufacturing from people's homes in the cottage industry to the _________.

• Medieval manors

• factory system

• solar system

• highway

Gilded Age refers to...

• Adding limestone to iron ore to create iron products

• Applying a gold surface to the outside of a solid object.

• The smelting of iron

• The process of thermal distillation used to turn coal into coke.

During the Industrial Revolution, many changes occurred in U.S. agriculture as a result of industrialization. What is one way industrialization affected agriculture?

• It delayed the transportation of crops to market.

• It decreased opportunities to grow a variety of crops.

• It reduced the amount of labor needed to grow crops.

• It decreased the amount of land available for cultivation.