Unit 3 Test: Industrialization, Urbanization, and Immigration

Which industry was the first to convert from hand-made goods to the use of machines?

• Agriculture
• Textile
• Transportation
• Production

If Jack Frost owns 100% of Alaska's gas stations, he is a:

• Ethical business owner

• Skeptic

• Monopolist

• Philanthropist

Today the standard work week is between 38-40 hours. During the early days of the Industrial Revolution, a standard work week was 45 hours.

• True
• False

Answer explanation

During this time period, workers worked an average of 73 hours per week. Days were long and often the only day off was Sunday.

Which statement best explains how the invention and spread of the telegraph affected American society?

• It led to the development of suburbs by making jobs outside of the city more plentiful.
• It enabled businesses to grow and spread by improving long-distance communication.
• It increased access to popular culture by allowing musicians to publish their music broadly.
• It gave ordinary people greater access to news by making it easier to distribute newspapers.

In the early 1800s, which was more affected by the development of the steamboat?

• settlement of the Louisiana Territory
• the industrialization of New England
• the movement of goods around the United States
• immigration from Europe

Select all that apply: The Industrial Revolution made producing goods:

• Faster
• Cheaper
• Easier
• Safer

Explain in 3-4 sentences how the use of steam powered engines and man-made canals revolutionized the way we transport goods and people.

In the 1840s-1850s, what was the greatest danger for free African Americans living in northern cities?

• losing a political election
• losing their right to vote
• being sent back to Africa to start a colony for emancipated slaves
• being kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South

Which factors contributed most to the construction of factories in American cities during the first half of the 1800s? Select 3.

• mass immigration from Europe and migration from rural areas to urban areas
• the availability of a large supply of workers
• demand for mass produced goods
• the relatively low cost of land
• the ease of acquiring raw materials

Which of the following cities did NOT grow during this era?

• New York City, New York
• Detroit, Michigan
• Savannah, Georgia
• Chicago, Illinois