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Industry and Urban Growth

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another word for describing a big city is what?

a)

rural

b)

suburban

c)

urban

d)

super-politan

2.

Which of the following is the reason people moved to cities?

a)

for the job opportunities

b)

to catch a smelly pole cat

c)

that is where the transcontinental railroad stopped

d)

to get away from the free farmland out west

3.

Why did Pittsburgh become a steel mill center?

a)

It was close to resources and waterways

b)

It had a football team named the Steelers

c)

It mined a lot of steel out of the ground

d)

It used all the steel to make cars there

4.

What does a patent give to a person?

a)

The right to open a new factory

b)

The right to farm an area of land

c)

The right to drive a car

d)

Exclusive right to sell an invention

5.

Which of these is a coproration?

a)

McDonald's

b)

The Marines

c)

The Fire Department

d)

The Little Oven

6.

A corporation is owned by

a)

Just one person who runs it

b)

many people who have invested

7.

What does a philanthropist do?

a)

Works to get more people to move to Philadephia

b)

Wipes out their competitors and control and industry

c)

Donates money to charities

d)

Tries to get people to like them by increasing wages

8.

This led to faster production and lower prices

a)

Patent

b)

Assembly Line

c)

Dawes Act

d)

Automoblie

9.

A monopoly does this to its competitors to control an industry

a)

Wipes out its competitors

b)

Splits into many smaller companies

c)

Gives money to many charities

d)

Cooperates with other companies to have competition

10.

Monopolies hurt customers by lowering prices and decreasing competition.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What was NOT a way that the growth of industry affected society?

a)

Caused the growth of cities

b)

Helped the environment and led to much less pollution

c)

Led to new inventions

d)

Allowed some people to become extremely wealthy

12.

All the people and activities involved in making a product or providing a service

a)

Corporation

b)

Trust

c)

Industry

d)

Patent

13.

Expanding the railroads changed the U.S. in the following ways EXCEPT..

a)

led to discrimination of Chinese people

b)

helped the population of Western towns to increase

c)

gave settlers more free land out East

d)

allowed businesses to sell more supplies to the West