NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsA Growing State Chpt. 4
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the amount of work done in a set amount of time
a)
urban
b)
Labor union
c)
productivity
d)
literacy
2.
. the ability to read and write
a)
Urban
b)
Labor Union
c)
Productivity
d)
literacy
3.
an organization of workers
a)
urban
b)
Labor Union
c)
productivity
d)
literacy
4.
relating to a city
a)
urban
b)
labor union
c)
productivity
d)
literacy
5.
Which of the following is an industrial building directly connected to farming?
a)
steel mill
b)
flour mill
c)
oil refinery
d)
automobile factory
6.
Which of the following increased the productivity of farmers?
a)
Ball Brothers’ glass jars
b)
Caleb Mill’s speech
c)
James Oliver’s plow
d)
Elbert Gary’s steelworks
7.
What natural resource attracted new businesses to towns near Muncie in the late 1800s?
a)
coal
b)
rivers
c)
oil
d)
natural gas
8.
How did increased productivity affect the price farmers could charge for their products?
a)
It increased the number of products, so the price per item went up.
b)
It increased the number of products, so the price per item went down.
c)
It decreased the number of products, so the price per item went up
d)
It decreased the number of products, so the price per item went down.
9.
What important role did immigrants play in the economic growth of Indiana?
a)
They took over jobs that farmers didn’t want to do.
b)
Most immigrants helped increase the productivity of farms
c)
Many immigrants took on jobs in the steel mills and coal mines
d)
Most immigrants opened their own factories or started businesses
10.
Many of the immigrants who came to Indiana during the 1870s and 1880s came from which countries?
a)
England and Scotland
b)
Russia and Poland
c)
Ireland and Germany
d)
China and Japan
11.
What new service jobs were created in Indiana’s growing cities?
a)
automobile makers, oil company workers, steel mill workers
b)
farmers, flour mill workers, meat packing workers
c)
storekeepers, grocery clerks, business owners
d)
fireman, street sweeper, garbage collector
12.
About how many automobile companies manufactured cars in Indiana in the early 1900s?
a)
2
b)
40
c)
375
d)
7,000
13.
Which of the following Indiana political leaders was elected President of the United States?
a)
Thomas R. Marshall
b)
Dan Quayle
c)
Charles W. Fairbanks
d)
Benjamin Harrison
Reset
