Industrialization Review 1

___________ allows for the faster movement of goods and raw materials to factories.

• Railroads

• Automobiles

• Steam Engines

• Mass Production

Which of the following is true about laissez faire economics?

• The government controlled the economy
• The government stayed out of the economy
• The government controlled the factors of production
• The government helped business owners make profits

Making goods in large amounts in a factory

• Mass production
• Urbanization
• Socialism
• Capitalism

What communication system did the telegraph use?

• spoken language
• sign language
• Morse Code
• Edison Code

In the 1800s, most immigrants came from Europe and settled in the North. Why did immigrants tend to settle in the north at this time?

• The South refused to accept immigrants.

• Northern industry provided jobs.

• The North was closer.

• They liked the climate.

How did the Industrial Revolution impact the economy of the United States?

• It shifted the nation’s focus to manufacturing.

• It decreased the need for trade

• It shifted the nation’s focus to farming.

• It increased the unemployment rate.

How did the telegraph help the railroads?

• improved communication
• made them faster
• did not help at all
• used it to call people

Who invented the telegraph?

• Samuel Adams
• Samuel Morse
• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell

The transcontinental railroad improved industry by making it easier to ...

• travel west.
• ship raw materials.
• find gold.
• become a conductor.

The first industry to industrialize was

• The automobile industry
• The furniture industry
• The textile industry
• The steel industry