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Week 21 Changes in Industry and Transportation

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the Civil War, people created inventions and found new ways of manufacturing products. Manufacturing means

a)

making

b)

packaging

c)

creating

2.

_______ is a way to get natural gas from underground rock formations up to the surface.

a)

industrialization

b)

hydraulic fracturing

c)

segregation

3.

Before the Civil War, most people made a living by

a)

manufacturing

b)

farming

c)

building

4.

People used to make goods by hand, but after the Civil War _______ produced those goods.

a)

slaves

b)

managers

c)

machines

5.

Samuel Morse invented the _______, which changed the way people sent and received information.

a)

telegraph

b)

telephone

c)

phonograph

6.

Freed slaves could choose to live in the South or move to the North to work in factories.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Alexander Graham Bell invented the _______, which transmitted speech electronically.

a)

telegraph

b)

telephone

c)

phonograph

8.

One positive effect of the railroads was

a)

American Indians were forced off their lands.

b)

Railcars carried goods and supplies across the country easily.

c)

Communication was much easier and faster than sending letters.

9.

One negative effect of the railroads was

a)

American Indians were forced off their lands.

b)

Railcars carried goods and supplies across the country easily.

c)

Communication was much easier and faster than sending letters.

10.

I designed and made the first automobiles in the country. I also perfected the assembly-line. Who am I?

a)

Elisha Gray

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Henry Ford