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Core Knowledge 6 - Industrialization in America - SET A

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thomas Edison invented the following:

a)

telephone

b)

light bulb

c)

Chia Pet

d)

phonograph

e)

moving picture camera

2.

What all did young Andrew Carnegie do to get better jobs?

a)

He learned telegraphy.

b)

He learned bookkeeping.

c)

He sold Krispy Kream certificates.

d)

He read books.

e)

He became a manager at Waffle House.

3.

______________________ is shares of ownership.

a)

Stock

b)

Hamburger

c)

Patent

d)

Railroads

4.

Andrew Carnegie had to go to work at age 13 when his family first came to the United States because his family needed more (a)   .

5.

Alexander Graham Bell is most known for what invention?

a)

Chicken Waffles

b)

telephone

c)

X-Ray machine

d)

telegraph

6.

Industrialization is the production of goods by machine in (a)   .

7.

Which of these contributed to America's industrial growth?

a)

abundant natural resources

b)

growing population

c)

child labor laws

d)

availability of capital

8.

A patent is a protected right to make or sell a (a)  

9.

Why did goods have to be transferred from one train to another in the early days of the railroads?

a)

The trains broke down a lot.

b)

The engineers went on strike.

c)

There was no standard gauge for track.

10.

The expansion of the (a)   had a great affect on the size of markets.

11.

The development of the railway system was very important to industrial growth.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No one really knows.

12.

Cornelius Vanderbilt was:

a)

the head of the New York Central railroad system.

b)

the most famous industrialist of the century.

c)

a textile mill owner.

d)

Gloria's younger brother.

13.

After the (a)   , the United States entered a period of rapid industrial growth.

14.

In this unit, which invention do you think was most important or had the most effect and why? Are you able to express those thoughts in a paragraph?

a)

Yes

b)

No