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Industrialization Assessment

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.
a)
flying shuttle
b)
steam engine
c)
spinning jenny
d)
cotton gin
2.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
3.

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

a)

Factories

b)

Hand

c)

Slaves

d)

Children

4.

Mass production led to:

a)

Products being high quality

b)

goods became less expensive

c)

workers received high wages

d)

industries moved to farming areas

5.

What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Cities were mostly for rich people

b)

Strict housing safety laws

c)

Spacious and luxurious

d)

Crowded and unsanitary

6.

Which is NOT a reason the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain

a)

Water/Rivers

b)

Coal/Metal

c)

Assembly Line

d)

Stable Government

7.

What is the mass movement from farms to cities called?

a)

immigration

b)

colonization

c)

industrialization

d)

urbanization

8.

The combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to the

a)

industrial revolution

b)

adoption of gold standard

c)

era of good feelings

d)

formation of agricultural cooperatives

9.
How did the cotton gin change cotton production in the South?
a)
Cotton was made faster.
b)
Cotton became the most important cash crop in the United States.
c)
It could clean more cotton in minutes than a whole group of workers could clean in a day.
d)
all of the above
10.
_______________ are people who live in a country in which they were not born.
a)
Pioneers
b)
Immigrants
c)
Merchants
d)
Native Americans
11.
the process of moving from an agricultural society, in which most goods are handmade, to a society that thrives on machine-manufactured goods
a)
textile
b)
economy
c)
industrialization
d)
technology
12.

In which region of the US was the cultivation of cotton the primary economic activity?

a)

The West

b)

The North

c)

The South

13.
Many Irish-Catholic and Chinese immigrants helped improve the infrastructure of the United States by building what?
a)
The Erie Canal
b)
The interstate highway system
c)
The transcontinental railroad
d)
The White House
14.
What device did Alexander Graham Bell create that changed communications forever?
a)
telephone
b)
telegraph
c)
Internet
d)
electrical services
15.
The airplane was invented by:
a)
The Wright Brothers
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Mercedes Benz
16.
The Bessemer process, invented by Henry Bessemer, was created to produce...
a)
cotton
b)
peanuts
c)
steel
d)
electricity
17.
Who invented the telegraph in 1840?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Deer
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
John Montressor
18.
Who invented the first automobile, assembly line?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
19.
Explain the impact electricity had on factories.
a)
Factories had to close down early.
b)
Factories could remain open 24 hours a day.
c)
People began moving back to the countryside.
d)
People could only go to the factories in the morning.
20.
Invented electric lightbulb
a)
Coach Webb
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Coach Drummond
d)
Ben Franklin
21.
The assembly line allowed a much more efficient  ______________ of goods.
a)
mass transportation
b)
mass production
22.
Rockefeller created Standard Oil Trust to
a)
protect small oil firms
b)
increase competition among oil refining companies
c)
control prices and practices in the oil refining business
d)
distribute donations to charitable causes
23.
The business practice used during the late 1800's to eliminate competition was 
a)
developing overseas markets
b)
paying high wages to their workers
c)
forming monopolies or trusts
d)
increasing prices of their products
24.
Rockefeller, Carnegie and Morgan were sometimes called 'robber barons' because
a)
they robbed from the rich and gave to the poor
b)
they stole money from the government
c)
they made risky investments
d)
they used ruthless (cruel, uncaring) business practices
25.
Which of the following inventions brought an end to the open range on the Great Plains?
a)
steel plow
b)
reaper
c)
windmill
d)
barbed wire
26.

What invention did Alexander Graham Bell create that changed communications forever?

a)

telephone

b)

telegraph

c)

Internet

d)

electrical services

27.

Who invented the first car?

a)

Cyrus McCormick

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

28.

Where was a jigsaw puzzle invented?

a)

Italy

b)

India

c)

England

d)

China

29.

The first modern antibiotic was ....

a)

Pepto Bismol

b)

Amoxicillin

c)

Penicillin

d)

Metronidazole

30.
Inventions make our lives: 
a)
awful
b)
easier
c)
harder
d)
first
31.

Who invented electric lightbulb?

a)

Coach Webb

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Coach Drummond

d)

Ben Franklin

32.

1. Which four items were invented in the 1800s?

a)

Telegraph and Morse code

b)

Floppy Disk

c)

Film camera

d)

Vinyl record

e)

Typewriter

33.

What was the Spinning Jenny used for?

a)

Weaving Cloth

b)

Sorting Cotting

c)

Making Electricity

d)

Transportation

34.

Which one of the inventions from your chart changed the way goods and people were transported?

a)

Telephone

b)

Light Bulb

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Cotton Gin

35.

Which one of the inventions from your chart changed the way cotton was processed?

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Spinning Jenny

c)

Bessemer Steel Process

d)

Light Bulb

36.

Who invented the Spinning Jenny?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

James Hargreaves

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Eli Whitney

37.

The invention of these made it possible to replace a broken part with ease instead of having to wait for custom replacements

a)

mass production

b)

division of labor

c)

interchangeable parts

38.

This invention turned rivers into busy routes for traders and travelers.

a)

Railroads

b)

Steamboat

c)

Telegraph

d)

Mechanical Reaper

39.

How did the cotton gin change cotton production in the South?

a)

Cotton was made faster.

b)

Cotton became the most important cash crop in the United States.

c)

It could clean more cotton in minutes than a whole group of workers could clean in a day.

d)

all of the above

40.

Inventor of the pasteurization process that removes bacteria from beverages like milk and beer.

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

James Watt

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Charles McCormick

41.
What did Samuel Morse invent?
a)
Telegraph and Morse Code
b)
telephone
c)
electricity
d)
radio
42.

How did new methods of mass production (assembly lines) contribute to the Industrial Revolution?

a)

by having 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

43.

The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the —

a)

A. formation of the patent system

b)

B. creation of labor unions

c)

C. use of mass-production techniques (assembly lines)

d)

D. eight-hour workday

44.

The telegraph...

a)

was invented by Morse Code

b)

allowed people to communicate instantaneously

c)

allowed the government to share information quickly

d)

connected continents, like America to Europe

45.

The mechanical reaper...

a)

increased farming production

b)

decreased farming production

c)

made farming more difficult

d)

planted seeds automatically for farmers

46.

This process made steel stronger and less expensive

a)

Beringer Process

b)

Bessemer Process

c)

Vanderbilt Process

d)

Carnegie Process

47.

Which of these was NOT a byproduct of steel?

a)

Railroads

b)

Skyscrapers

c)

Roadways

d)

Barbed Wire

48.

Which industry was significantly impacted by the creation of skyscrapers?

a)

Oil

b)

Telephones

c)

Automobiles

d)

Elevators

49.

Which industrialist capitalized on and made millions from the steel industry?

a)

Carnegie

b)

Rockefeller

c)

Vanderbilt

d)

Edison

50.

Why did Carnegie oppose getting involved in the steel industry at first?

a)

It was expensive to make/not strong enough

b)

It was cheap/too strong

51.

Edwin L. Drake found a way to drill for oil by using

a)

horsepower

b)

a steam engine

c)

manpower

d)

rocket fuel

52.

Which industrialist capitalized on and made millions from the oil industry?

a)

Carnegie

b)

Rockefeller

c)

Vanderbilt

d)

Edison

53.

When a monopoly uses a vertical combination they...

a)

Control all aspects of a business from top to bottom - from raw material to final product

b)

simply buy out all of its competitors within that industry

54.

When a monopoly uses a horizontal combination they...

a)

Control all aspects of a business from top to bottom - from raw material to final product

b)

simply buy out all of its competitors within that industry

55.

Which group of people did typewriters and telephones open job opportunities for?

a)

African Americans

b)

Teenage Boys

c)

Women

d)

Migrant Workers

56.

The completion of the Transcontinental railroad significantly travel time from ____________ to _____________.

a)

6 months to 6 days

b)

1 year to 1 week

c)

6 years to 6 months

d)

None of these

57.

What method of production does Henry Ford create to make his products more quickly and more expensive?

a)

Mass Production

b)

Minor Production

c)

Bessemer process

58.
Who invented the steel plow?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
John Deere
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Robert Fulton
59.
Who invented the steamboat?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Francis Cabot Lowell
60.
New York City was connected to the Great Lakes Region by-
a)
the Mississippi River
b)
the National Road
c)
the Transcontinental Railroad
d)
the Erie Canal
61.

The term laissez-faire roughly translates to mean

a)

leave alone

b)

resist

c)

freedom

d)

control

62.

The ability to have necessities of life, such as food, clothing, and shelter and wants like vacations, concerts, and other amusements is referred to as

a)

middle class

b)

upper class

c)

standard of living

d)

purchasing power

63.

The process of an area growing larger, with an increase in population, production of goods and services, and availability of a variety of options to fulfill one's wants and needs is called

a)

industrialization

b)

urbanization

c)

materialism

d)

commercialism

64.

Karl Marx spelled out how he believed that workers should rise up against factory owners, outlining the basic principles of

a)

capitalism

b)

socialism

c)

communism

d)

command economies

65.

Which of the following best describes industrialization?

a)

nations began to rely on one another for trade of various goods and resources after the beginning of the Industrial Revolution

b)

smaller nations needed assistance from their larger neighbors, so they formed trade alliances

c)

more and more people began to move to cities, away from rural areas

d)

advancement in technology to produce goods on a larger scale and a reliance on manufacturing of goods instead of individuals producing goods themselves

66.

Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

England was the most powerful nation in the world

b)

It wasn't; history has unfairly given England credit for the Industrial Revolution

c)

England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built

d)

England was centrally located to many areas like France, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, giving them an advantage to bring in resources and talent from many places

67.

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

a)

Low wages

b)

Dangerous working conditions

c)

Safe working conditions

d)

Poor air quality/pollution

e)

Child labor

68.

A place where people use machines to mass produce goods.

a)

Cartel

b)

Corporation

c)

Factory

d)

Urbanization

69.

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built along rivers because

a)

water was a major source of irrigation

b)

water power was used to power factory machines

c)

ships could easily deliver goods to factories

d)

ships could bring in supplies

70.

Which statement IS TRUE about the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Children were not allowed to work

b)

There were no labor laws that prevented children from working

c)

Work conditions were closely regulated

d)

Children only had to work an 8 hour day

71.

The agricultural revolution led to Britain’s industrialization (mass production) because…

a)

It created universal male suffrage

b)

It greatly increased the number of people working in agricultural fields

c)

It encouraged the fair and equal treatment of workers on farms and in factories

d)

It destroyed the cottage industry and made people look for work to work in factories

e)

It led to new inventions as well as urban industrialization

72.

The agricultural revolution would allow for….

a)

Larger populations

b)

Increase in wealth of peasants

c)

Decreased populations

d)

More small family farms

73.

The movement of people into cities is called…

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Urbanization

d)

Absorption

74.

What was the cause of these effects: 

a)

The Agricultural Revolution

b)

The Industrial Revolution

c)

The Capitalist Revolution

d)

The Enclosure Movement

75.

What was the most important source of power for the early Industrial Revolution?

a)

the steam engine

b)

animals

c)

the windmill

d)

the dynamo

76.

The Industrial Revolution began in this country.

a)

The United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

77.

What natural resources gave Great Britain an advantage in the Industrial Revolution?

a)

farm lands and forests

b)

wildlife and precious gems

c)

coal and iron

d)

mountain ranges

78.

How did industrialization impact women?

a)

Many women entered the paid workplace.

b)

Many women practiced traditional activities such as making their families clothing.

c)

It had no impact on the lives of women.

d)

Women moved from cities to rural areas.

79.

Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

England was the most powerful nation in the world

b)

It wasn't; history has unfairly given England credit for the Industrial Revolution

c)

England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built

d)

England was centrally located to many areas like France, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, giving them an advantage to bring in resources and talent from many places

80.

What new power technology was used by Robert Fulton to power boats?

a)

electricity

b)

wind

c)

steam

d)

nuclear

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