USH 5.1

During the late 1800s, the industrial economy of the United States took off like a rocket. Identify AND EXPLAIN two factors that led to rapid industrialization in America at the end of the 19th century.

Which was not a reason for growth in industry after the Civil War?

• The government encouraged building of railroads.

• Factories used new methods.

• Immigration was encouraged.

• Indians were placed on reservations.

Entrepreneur

• a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.

• Money

• the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing.

• Work, also workers

Which outcome was a result of the transition to mechanized farming in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• Demand for agricultural labor increased

• The production of agricultural goods became more efficient

• There was a population shift from urban areas to rural areas

• Environmental groups began raising concerns about the effects of pesiticides

Answer explanation

As a result of mechanized farming during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, harvests grew substantially larger than they had been during earlier periods where humans had been the primary labor input.

What is the term for when people move from rural areas to cities (resulting in the growth of cities)?

• Corporation

• Dynamo

• Tenement

• Urbanization

Which of the following was NOT a key cause of American industrialization?

• strong spirit of invention

• large waves of immigration

• strict government regulations

• abundant natural resources

What connected the east coast and west coast of the United States?

• Manifest Destiny

• Transcontinental Railroad

• 19th Amendment

• Erie Canal

Introduced an efficient means of retrieving oil from beneath the earth's surface

• Edwin L. Drake
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Henry Bessemer
• Thomas Edison

Perfected the incandescent light bulb at his research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey

• Edwin L. Drake
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Henry Bessemer
• Thomas Edison

Developed an entire system for producing and distributing electrical power and organized power plants around the nation.

• Edwin L. Drake
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Henry Bessemer
• Thomas Edison