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WorksheetsWeek 21 Changes in Industry and Transportation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
After the Civil War, people created inventions and found new ways of manufacturing products. Manufacturing means
making
packaging
creating
_______ is a way to get natural gas from underground rock formations up to the surface.
industrialization
hydraulic fracturing
segregation
Before the Civil War, most people made a living by
manufacturing
farming
building
People used to make goods by hand, but after the Civil War _______ produced those goods.
slaves
managers
machines
Samuel Morse invented the _______, which changed the way people sent and received information.
telegraph
telephone
phonograph
Freed slaves could choose to live in the South or move to the North to work in factories.
true
false
Alexander Graham Bell invented the _______, which transmitted speech electronically.
telegraph
telephone
phonograph
One positive effect of the railroads was
American Indians were forced off their lands.
Railcars carried goods and supplies across the country easily.
Communication was much easier and faster than sending letters.
One negative effect of the railroads was
American Indians were forced off their lands.
Railcars carried goods and supplies across the country easily.
Communication was much easier and faster than sending letters.
I designed and made the first automobiles in the country. I also perfected the assembly-line. Who am I?
Elisha Gray
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
