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Industrial Revolution and Immigration

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of economy was created in the US as a result of moves from an agrarian economy to one based on manufacturing?

a)

Industrial economy

b)

Market economy

c)

Push/Pull factors economy

d)

Angel Island economy

2.
Conditions in immigrants' home countries pushed them to leave and conditions in US pulled them to come
a)
Immigration factors
b)
Emigration factors
c)
Push/Pull factors
d)
Cush/ Pull factors
3.

Why were immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe in the late 19th century welcomed by industrialists?

a)

The immigrants found it difficult to learn English and assimilate

b)

The immigrants voted for candidates from the local political machine

c)

The immigrants lived in ghettos with other people from the same background.

d)

The immigrants were willing to work for lower wages than most other workers

4.
Why did the US government establish Ellis Island and Angel Island?
a)
The immigrants needed new homes.
b)
They had to sign for their new homes.
c)
It was a trick.
d)
Immigrants were checked to make sure they weren't sick or a criminal before entering.
5.
What was not a barrier for immigrants?
a)
culture
b)
language
c)
food
d)
job competition
6.
True of False:  Immigrants made many positive contributions to the US.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What phrase is used to describe America?
a)
blended
b)
melting pot
c)
adventurous
d)
lucky
8.
Why did doctors examine immigrants?
a)
To make sure they didn't spread an illness
b)
To give them medicine
c)
To track growth rates
d)
To give shots
9.
Which is NOT a reason people left their homelands?
a)
Famine
b)
Poverty 
c)
War
d)
Weather
10.
What would happen if something was wrong with the immigrants health?
a)
They would be given medicine
b)
They would be sent to the hospital
c)
They would be sent through anyway
d)
They would be held for observation
11.

How did new methods of mass production contribute to the Industrial Revolution?

a)

by making bigger products made by skilled workers

b)

by creating products more quickly and cheaply

c)

by making many products that were more expensive

d)

by allowing products to be made more slowly and carefully

12.

Which term refers to the new ideas about how to do something as well as the equipment needed to do it?

a)

technology

b)

building

c)

industry

d)

capital

13.

Which invention, improved by Thomas Edison, most changed the way that factories operated in the late 19th century?

a)

airplane

b)

automobile

c)

light bulb

d)

telephone

14.

How did Orville and Wilbur Wright contribute to the rise of the United States as a world power?

a)

they developed a major corporation around the telephone

b)

they created an electrical system to make light bulbs practical

c)

they improved the assembly line and systems of mass production

d)

they started the aircraft industry with their experiments in manned flight

15.

What allowed Henry Ford's Model T to be sold for less than half the cost of others cars?

a)

the use of cheaper materials

b)

the use of an assembly line and mass production

c)

not following safety standards

d)

the fact that no two cars were exactly alike

16.

Which of the following shows a hardship endured by immigrants after they arrived in America?

a)

riches were available to most immigrants

b)

many goods to choose from

c)

finding a suitable place to live

d)

religious freedom

17.

Why did immigrants often live in communities with others from their home country?

a)

it was illegal for them to live elsewhere

b)

housing was not available in other areas

c)

it helped to make adjusting to life in America easier

d)

there was no interest in building a new life in America

18.

How did the growth of Big Business affect immigration?

a)

big business encouraged the government to continue an open immigration policy

b)

big business built cleaner, safer factories in which immigrants could work

c)

big business demanded that Congress limit the number of immigrants

d)

big business offered higher wages to immigrant workers

19.

What happened in the US and Japan as a result of the increasing number of immigrants from Japan and China?

a)

Limitations were placed on immigration from China and Japan

b)

Chinese were encouraged to stay in China

c)

Japanese came to the US in large numbers

d)

The US began sending Americans to Japan and China in large numbers

20.

What does the list best explain?

a)

reasons immigrants drove up wages

b)

reasons immigrants moved into cities

c)

reasons immigrants organized into labor units

d)

reasons immigrants were resented by native-born Americans

21.

What is the best description of the lower class immigrant's journey to the United States?

a)

it was short and fun with lots of games

b)

it was long and luxurious

c)

the conditions were very unclean, crowded, and most people were seasick

d)

the drive was very long and boring

22.

Which of the following best explains why the Progressive Movement developed?

a)

to expand trade within the United States

b)

to improve transportation routes to the West

c)

to send immigrants back to their home countries

d)

to address problems that arose with the growth of cities and industries

23.

How did muckrakers influence progressive reforms?

a)

they led rallies in support of big business

b)

they established city parks and beautification projects

c)

they wrote articles about corrupt business practices and unsafe conditions

d)

they led campaigns to clean up neighborhoods in large, overcrowded cities

24.

According to the document, most of the immigrants coming to America in 1903 came from what part of the world?

a)

Southern and Eastern Europe

b)

Northern and Western Europe

c)

Eastern and Western Europe

d)

Asia

25.
What attracted immigrants to the Great Plains during the 1800s?
a)
large, urban immigrant communities
b)
the prospect of servitude
c)
job opportunities building railroads and farmland
d)
a booming, oil-driven economy
26.
Which of the following was NOT something that new immigrants often found when they moved to the U.S. in the late 19th century?
a)
More political freedom
b)
Better living conditions
c)
More religious freedom
d)
More economic opportunities
27.
What attracted millions of European immigrants to the U.S. during the Gilded Age?
a)
rising wages for skilled workers
b)
the promise of religious freedom
c)
newly created social welfare programs
d)
opportunities for greater political participation
28.
What MOST attracted Chinese immigrants to the U.S. in the 19th century?
a)
religious freedom
b)
gold mining and railroad jobs
c)
coal mining and building canals
d)
political freedom
29.
The invention of the Cotton Gin resulted in or caused which of the following to happen?
a)
Increased trade between the United States and Russia
b)
An increased production of wheat
c)
The amount of slaves in America to increase
d)
the amount of slaves in America to decrease
30.
The cotton gin and the mechanical reaper both involve what?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Transportation
c)
Culinary
d)
Astronomy
31.
Which invention below provided us with faster land transportation? 
a)
steam locomotive
b)
steamboat
c)
cotton gin
d)
erie canal
32.
Which invention below increased the productivity of the American farmer?
a)
steam locomotive
b)
steamboat
c)
cotton gin
d)
mechanical reaper
33.
Which of the following did Robert Fulton invent?
a)
steam locomotive
b)
steamboat
c)
cotton gin
d)
mechanical reaper
34.
Which of the following did Eli Whitney invent?
a)
steam locomotive
b)
steamboat
c)
cotton gin
d)
mechanical reaper
35.
What is a legal protection that gives someone the ownership of a product idea
a)
Invention
b)
Breakthrough
c)
Patent
d)
Contract
36.
What is a person called that creates something?
a)
A master
b)
An inventor 
c)
A scientist
d)
A mastermind
37.
Who invented the phonograph?
a)
George Eastman
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Thomas Edison
38.
Who is famous for Railroads and Shipping?
a)
Henry Bessemer
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
Thomas Edison
39.
What is an invention?
a)
the creation of something that did not exist previously
b)
using new methods to do something
c)
a new product or service that is based off another one
d)
a person that creates something
40.
Who created the telephone?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
George Eastman
41.
What 3 things made Edison famous?
a)
telephone, vacuum, and computer
b)
light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera
c)
light bulb, camera, and telephone
d)
phonograph, peanut butter, and cars
42.
What is Henry Ford famous for?
a)
Refrigerated Railroad Cars
b)
Ferry Boats
c)
Crop Rotation
d)
The Assembly Line
43.
Who said "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you"?
a)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
44.
Who held the record for the most patents with 1,093 patents?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
George Eastman
d)
Swift and Armour
45.
Why was the assembly line so successful?
a)
Cars were made faster and cheaper
b)
People who were lazy didn't have to do as much work
c)
Robots did all the work
d)
They made cameras faster
46.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
47.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
48.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
49.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
50.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 
51.
Which of the following is a correct cause-effect relationship for this era?
a)
Reform movements led to expansion of slavery.
b)
New inventions led to immigration.
c)
Industrialism led to growth of cities.
d)
Inventions led to reform movements.
52.
Which of the following was responsible for the increased production of steel from iron?
a)
Lowell system
b)
Bessemer process
c)
steam engine
d)
Steel Gin
53.
How did inventions such as the cotton gin, steel plow, steamboat, and telegraph affect the economy of the U.S.?
a)
they increased profits and productivity
b)
they led to the growth of labor unions
c)
they pushed farmers to move westward
d)
slowed down crop production
54.
Who invented the telegraph?
a)
Samuel Morse
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
John Deere
d)
Samuel Slatter
55.
Who was the inventor of the mechanical reaper?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
George Stephenson
d)
Cyrus McCormick
56.
Muckrakers wrote all about what?
a)
politics 
b)
corruption 
c)
the education system 
d)
the oresident
57.

Which movement was a focused around the desire for social change?

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Progressive Movement

c)

Mass Production

d)

Women's Suffrage Movement

58.

Which Amendment granted women the right to vote?

a)

15th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

21st

59.

Which Amendment banned alcohol across the United States in the 1920's?

a)

15th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

21st

60.
The Progressive Era could best be summed up as...
a)
an era that experienced massive job loss due to the collapse of the economy.
b)
an era that placed a great emphasis on reforming the corruption and injustices throughout American society.
c)
an era where the US started the "war on terror"
d)
an era where there was no government regulation on American businesses.
61.

Which of the following was NOT a negative effect of Industrialization?

a)

Child Labor

b)

The creation of jobs

c)

Safety and working conditons

d)

long working hours for low pay

62.

Which industrialist is best known for his work in the steel industry?

a)

Charles Lindberg

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

John Rockefeller

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

63.
The inventor of such items like the phonograph, electric generator, & movie projector was
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Nicola Tesla
d)
Eli Whitney
64.
Another term for monopoly during the period 1865-1900 was
a)
Big Business
b)
Trust
c)
Giant of Industry
d)
Forbes 500
65.
The man responsible for founding the biggest steel corporation in the US during the period 1865-1900 was
a)
JP Morgan
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
66.
The biggest oil company in the US during the period 1865-1900 was created by 
a)
JP Morgan
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
67.
The inventor of the telephone in 1876 was
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Nicola Tesla
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Eli Whitney
68.
What nickname did Roosevelt get after breaking up monopolies such as the Standard Oil company
a)
Teddy Roosevelt, Destroyer of Trusts
b)
Monopolybuster
c)
Trustslayer
d)
Trustbuster 
69.
Which President was known for breaking up trusts 
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
William McKinley 
c)
Theodore Roosevelt 
d)
Warren Harding 
70.
This act  (1890) led to the breaking up of monopolies 
a)
Clayton Antitrust Act 
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act 
c)
17th Amendment 
d)
Standard Oil Act 
71.
Which is NOT true about tenements 
a)
Every tenement had an fire escape required by law 
b)
Some did not have windows
c)
They often cramped people in small spaces 
d)
Diseases spread easily in the buildings 
72.

The transcontinental Railroad was used for which of the following?

a)

Create a short cut between the Atlantic and Pacific ocean

b)

Promote growth of the buffalo herds in the West

c)

Shipped raw materials and manufactured goods across the country

d)

Transport Native Americans to reservations in the West

73.

A great part of the labor force that made up the US as an industrial power was made up of...

a)

African Americans

b)

Native Americans

c)

Canadian Americans

d)

Immigrants

74.

In what ways was discrimination against immigrants similar to discrimination against African Americans?

a)

Immigrants were former slaves

b)

Some people wanted to require a literacy test

c)

Immigrants were forced into sharecropping agreements

d)

Some people wanted to make it illegal for immigrants to drink

75.

Why did some children work in the early 1900's?

a)

They enjoyed working in the factories

b)

They needed to earn money to help their families

c)

They had nothing else to do

d)

School was out

76.

Which of the following was created to protect consumers in the US?

a)

American Federation of Labor

b)

Labor Unions

c)

Meat Inspection act and Pure Food and Drug Act

d)

Knights of Labor

77.

What is a monopoly?

a)

A company that has control of an entire industry

b)

A fast dealing property trade game

c)

A person who exposes corrupt business practices

d)

A plan to stop people from drinking

78.

During the Progressive Movement, the 18th Amendment that outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks. What type of law was this?

a)

Equal rights law

b)

Prohibition law

c)

Voting rights law

d)

Citizenship law

79.

Writes like, Ida Tarbell, who exposed the corrupt businesses and trust were called

a)

Brown-nosers

b)

Carpetbaggers

c)

Redcoats

d)

Muckrakers

80.

Which of the following was created under the Progressive Movement?

a)

Sherman Anti-trust Act

b)

Poll taxes

c)

Literacy test

d)

Headright System

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