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Industrialization & the Gilded Age I

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

T/F: Natural resources, like coal, fossil fuels, & timber, play a significant role in the strength of the American industrial economy.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which region of the country specialized in manufacturing & exporting of goods to international markets?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Midwest

d)

West Coast

3.

Which reason BEST describes why the West specialized in mining?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rio Grande River

4.

With increased production of consumer goods, which industry began to expand during the Industrial Age in order to compete with producers in the same market?

a)

Mining

b)

Shipping

c)

Advertising

d)

Electric

5.

Which statement is BEST supported by the map?

a)

Florida became an industrial state thanks to the railroads.

b)

The Carolinas used coal deposits to increase their states' wealth.

c)

Chicago became an important trading city due to its connections to markets.

d)

The Mississippi & Ohio Rivers carried most of the coal deposits to & from international markets.

6.

Which conclusion can be drawn from the map about the post-Civil War Southern economy?

a)

Carpetbaggers began investing in manufacturing in major cities destroy during the Civil War.

b)

Carpetbaggers began investing in agriculture to supply Southern markets with coal and petroleum.

c)

There was no significant change to the Southern economy after the Civil War.

d)

The South had more miles of railroad than the North, given the South an economic advantage in trade.

7.

MMC: Choose TWO push factors that encouraged immigration to the US between 1870 & 1910.

a)

famine

b)

land ownership

c)

economic opportunity

d)

religious genocide

8.

MMC: Choose TWO pull factors that encouraged immigration to the US between 1870 & 1910.

a)

famine

b)

land ownership

c)

economic opportunity

d)

genocide

9.

T/F: "Not only did immigrants fulfill the demand for labor in factories, but also became the consumers of the manufactured goods they were helping produce."

a)

True

b)

False

10.

How did the shortage of jobs impact immigrant workers during the Gilded Age?

a)

Many immigrants were forced into slavery.

b)

Immigrants were willing to be paid low wages.

c)

Immigrants held strikes and walkouts over high wages.

d)

Immigrants were unable to find employment in factories.