Industry

What caused the growth of Fort Worth, Texas?

• The Fort Worth Stockyards that were used for the cattle industry.

• The Fort Worth museum that has items from the cattle industry.

• Sundance Square in downtown Fort Worth where cattle were bought and sold.

• The acres of cotton fields surrounding Fort Worth.

Which industry did NOT develop from having cattle in Texas?

• barbecue

• dairy

• beef

• cotton

Easy access to materials and energy, immigrant labor, new inventions and financial resources were all reasons why ________ grew in America.

• poverty

• farming

• industries

• agriculture

A less expensive and easier way to make steel.  It increased production and lowered the price of steel in the US dramatically. Allowed skyscrapers to be built.

• Industrial Revolution

• Bessemer Process

• JP Morgan

• Hull House

The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition

• Union

• Robber Barron

• Monopoly

• Captain of Industry

____________ is a negative term to describe the great industrialists of the Gilded Age and __________ is a positive term to describe them.

• Robber Barons, Captains of Industry

• Captains of Industry, Robber Barons

________________ is the term used to describe the wealthy that used ruthless business practices. 

• Industrial Giants

• Captains of Industry

• Robber Barons

• Union Leaders

Between the Civil War and WWI the US was transformed from an agricultural to an _____ nation.

• industrial

• civilized

• archaic

• agrarian

What was a major factor in the rise of the textile industry during the Industrial Revolution?

• A) The invention of the spinning jenny

• B) The discovery of electricity

• C) The development of the steam engine

• D) The creation of the assembly line

Which industry is most associated with the city of Detroit in the early 20th century?

• A) Textile

• B) Automotive

• C) Steel

• D) Agriculture