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Industrialization (5th grade SC)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
He made his fortune in the oil industry and began an oil company known as the Standard Oil Company. 
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Andrew Carnegie
2.

Which of the following was NOT a factor which led resulted in the growth of industry?

a)

Access to raw materials

b)

Larger work force

c)

Women's Suffrage (right to vote)

d)

New inventions

3.
Many farm laborers left the farm to go to work in the --
a)
city
b)
general store
c)
rural areas
d)
orchards
4.

Henry Ford revolutionized the automobile industry with the use of what pictured above?

a)

Steel workers

b)

Railroad workers

c)

Child labor

d)

Assembly line

5.

What factor led many farmers, families, and young women to move to cities during the nineteenth century?

a)

the growing availability of factory jobs

b)

the constant fear of a flu outbreak

c)

the declining interest in westward expansion

d)

the educational opportunities at free universities

6.

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

a)

industrialization

b)

colonization

c)

inflation

d)

urbanization

7.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
8.

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

a)

Union

b)

Bingo

c)

Monopoly

d)

Captain of Industry

9.

He used the Bessemer Process in a factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to mass produce stronger steel

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Terrence Powderly

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

10.

Railroads were important to the growth of industry because they

a)

were owned by the government.

b)

offered fair shipping rates.

c)

gave special rates to small business owners.

d)

carried raw materials and manufactured goods to locations across the country.

11.

Knowledge of Morse Code was necessary in order to use which invention?

a)

the phonograph

b)

the iPad

c)

the telephone

d)

the telegraph

12.
He made a reliable automobile affordable for the average American
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Henry Ford
d)
John Chevrolet
13.
He is known as the inventor of the telephone
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Wright Brothers
d)
Henry Ford
14.
Assembly lines helped in speeding up production 
a)
True
b)
False
15.

They succeeded in flying the first engine-powered aircraft

a)

The Blues Brothers

b)

The Wright Brothers

c)

The Jonas Brothers

d)

The Brothers Grimm

16.
He is credited for inventing the electric light
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
17.
Inventions are created to solve problems or improve the way things are done.
a)
True
b)
Falsee
18.

The period of social and economic change that transformed the U.S. from a farm-driven society into a factory-driven one

a)

Westward Movement

b)

Industrialization

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Civil Rights Movement

19.

What invention in transportation came as a result of electricity becoming more widespread in cities?

a)

Covered Wagons

b)

Electric Streetcars

c)

The Assembly Lines

d)

Model T's

20.

To mass produce goods, you need: Land, Labor, _____________, and Technology.

a)

raw materials

b)

workers

c)

new ideas

d)

capital (equipment)