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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why was The Transcontinental Railroad important to the United States?
a)
It let people travel across the United States for the first time
b)
It was important because it provided a link of communication and goods from coast to coast
c)
It gave many people jobs
d)
It was the first train track
2.
Why did companies during the Industrial Revolution support Laissez-Faire Economics?
a)
The government didn't tell them what to do and their own hours and wages for their workers
b)
It let people make more money
3.
Why were living conditions of city and urban areas bad and poor?
a)
There were lots of buildings in small areas, which created overcrowding. There were no building codes, and many people lived in cramped quarters.
b)
There were lots of buildings in small areas, which created undercrowding. There were no building codes, and many people lived in platial quarters.
4.
How did the Industrial Revolution come to America?
a)
Through Industrial Codes
b)
Through Industrial spying
c)
Through Industires
5.
What are four effects of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Factory systems
b)
Urbanization
c)
Laissez-Faire economics
d)
Changes in technology, transportation, & communication
6.
What are bad effects of mass production?
a)
Skilled workers were no longer needed
b)
People became robots
c)
Machines overran America
d)
All of the above
7.
What are two environmental effects of factories?
a)
Depletion of natural resources
b)
Increase in pollution
c)
People became robots
8.
How did disease spread during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Lack of clean water and cramped living conditions
b)
Fleas
c)
Trains
d)
Factories
9.
Which two companies built the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Sante Fe and Bosdon Railways
b)
Wells Fargo
c)
Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railways
d)
None of the above
10.
Which of the following people improved assembly lines in their company?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Oscar Wilde
c)
Robert Goddard
d)
Henry Ford
11.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
France
c)
China
d)
Britain
12.
Who was the original creator of the assembly line?
a)
Nikola Tesla
b)
Aristotle
c)
Ransom Olds
d)
Marie Curie
13.
Define consumer
a)
one who buys goods
b)
one who sells goods
c)
one who wastes goods
d)
All of the above
14.
Define rural
a)
country
b)
city
c)
suburbia
d)
ocean
15.
Define demand
a)
the desire to burn a product
b)
the desire to sell a company
c)
the desire to purchase a product
d)
None of the above
16.
Define supply
a)
the waste of a product
b)
the availability of a product
c)
the need for a certain possesion
d)
dolphins
17.
Define Laissez-Faire economics
a)
the idea that the government should have no interference with buisness
b)
the idea that government should control buisness
c)
let do
d)
let go
18.
What are some jobs children may have had during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Chimney Sweeps
b)
Shoe-shiner
c)
coal-miner
d)
All of the above
19.
Urban=
a)
city
b)
suburban
c)
residential
d)
commercial
20.
Textile=
a)
cloth
b)
paper
c)
sandpaper
d)
a person fRoM textopoLis
21.
Mass Production=
a)
the making of one part at a time
b)
the making of several parts at the same time
c)
the making of iron quickly
d)
fastfood restaurants
22.
Which two of the following are considered needs, not wants?
a)
shelter
b)
jewelry
c)
clothing
d)
candy
23.
Which two of the following are considered wants, not needs?
a)
video games
b)
medicine
c)
food
d)
toys
24.
International Trade is trade within
a)
one state
b)
Worldwide, between different countries
c)
only inside the USA
25.
Which of the following two, are considered services?
a)
firefighting
b)
groceries
c)
bus driving
d)
clothing
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