WorksheetsCore Knowledge 6 - Industrialization of America - SET B
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why did garbage and sewage disposal become major problems in cities?
City populations climbed.
Many people lived in a single tenement.
Diseases spread rapidly in the city.
The trucks could not get through the narrow streets.
When workers stopped working to try to get their employers to make changes, that was called what?
labor union
strike
patent
rebate
The railroads were forced to pay (a) to the Standard Oil Company in the late 1800s.
The labor unions had two main goals: shorter hours and better (a) conditions.
Samuel Gompers started which union?
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Disney Friends Union
Federal Florist Friends (F3)
According to Thomas Edison, what did an inventor need for success?
money
hard work
determination
formal education
inspiration
Why were cities able to expand outward in the late 1800s?
The steamship was invented.
New forms of transportation, such as trolleys and subways, etc.
Skyscrapers were built.
People were healthier and could walk farther.
Which use of oil made oil more valuable after 1900?
lubricant
ingredient in patent medicines
kerosene for lamps
fuel for cars
What did political machines often do in cities during the late 1800s?
count votes electronically
use secrets and trickery to enrich members and friends
support fairness in government
promote fair business practices
In the 1800s, why did Andrew Carnegie's steel company shift production from rails to beams?
The railroads didn't need any more rails.
The company couldn't make money on rails.
The railroads needed beams.
The new skyscrapers would need beams.
(a) was a political boss in New York City. (first and last name)
The gap between the rich and poor during the growth of big business (a) .
