Industrial Revolution and Gilded Age Quiz

What term is used to describe a time period marked by a series of improvements in industrial technology from the early 1800s to the early 1900s that transformed the process of manufacturing goods?

• Gilded Age

• Ellis Island

• Assembly Line

• Industrial Revolution

Who were the American capitalists called "Robber Barons"?

• Immigrants who came to the United States for work

• Politicians who supported the Chinese Exclusion Act

• Business men who acquired a fortune in the late nineteenth century by ruthless and corrupt means

• Workers who moved from job to job during the Gilded Age

What led to the growth of major cities like New York City during the Gilded Age?

• Decreased growth of suburban areas

• Migration from the West to the Midwest

• Greater population density in urban areas

• Urbanization

What is the term used to describe the time period in the US that was given its name by Mark Twain?

• Industrial Revolution

• Gilded Age

• Nativism

• Urbanization

What was the immigration receiving station that opened in 1892 in New York Harbor?

• Gilded Age

• Ellis Island

• Tenements

• Robber Barons

What term describes the housing in the city where many factory workers and immigrants lived, which was unsanitary, unsafe, and crowded?

• Ellis Island

• Tenements

• Assembly Line

• Robber Barons

All of the following were changes during the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT

• Increased use of agriculture (farming) and less machinery

• Rapidly growing industries such as textiles

• Development of factories in major cities

• New inventions such as the elevator, electric lightbulb, steamboat, and telegraph

According to the chart, what was the trend in southern and eastern Europe?

• from 1880 to 1910 there was a drastic increase of immigrants coming to the US

• from 1870 to 1910 there was a slight increase of immigrants coming to the US

• from 1890 to 1900 there was a drastic decline of immigrants coming to the US

• From 1910 to 1940 there was a drastic increase of immigrants coming to the US

This major project from the late 19th century improved transportation in the United States by connecting the country using a series of tracks. This improvement made it easier for goods and people to move throughout the country.

• Steamboat

• Model T Car

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Airplane

What role did the railroad play in the Industrial Revolution in America?

• Decreased the need for transportation

• Made travel more difficult

• Connected cities and made transportation of goods easier

• Had no impact