Industrial Revolution

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.

What new power technology was used by Robert Fulton to power boats?

• Electricity

• Steam

• Gasoline

• Wind

• Nuclear

What invention was developed by Samuel Morse?

• Telegraph

• Spinning Mule

• Steam Engine

• Sewing Machine

• Light Bulb

What process allowed steel to be mass-produced at a lower cost?

• Edison Process

• Assembly Process

• Bessemer Process

• Watt Process

• Singer Process

Trains were one of the most important modes of Transportation during the Industrial Revolution.

• True

• False

• Maybe

What was the purpose of this invention during the Industrial Revolution?

• Increased production levels, allowed for the mass production of products efficiently.

• The steam locomotive allowed for people, supplies, and goods to move across the country much faster.

• Enabled long-distance communication.

• Allowed for the cost to transport goods to decrease, and for a tourist industry to develop.

A machine invented by John Deere that could plow through thick soil so people could now farm in the Midwest

• Steel Plow

• McCromick Reaper

• Turbine

• Phonograph

This invention allowed parts to be exchanged or repaired. Also helped assembly lines become efficient at producing items in factories.

• Interchangeable Parts

• Telegraph

• Steel Plow

• Railroad

Who invented the Mechanical Reaper?

• Cyrus McCormick
• Eli Whitney
• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell