WorksheetsUnit 1 2nd Industrial Revolution
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
All of the following were immediate effects of the Second Industrial Revolution except which one?
The population of cities grew rapidly due to increased work opportunities.
Factories increased in number and were often dangerous workplaces.
Mandatory attendance in school for ages 7-16 became common.
People worked long hours in factories.
The Second Industrial Revolution resulted in numerous technological inventions which impacted American society. Which of the following is a correct statement of cause and effect that occurred in the period 1870-1900?
The development of the Bessemer process created a demand for maps.
The use of the telegraph as a form of communication increased the demand for paper
The invention of the light bulb resulted in shorter work days for women.
The invention of the telephone improved the speed of communication across long distances.
As illustrated in the image above, factories in the late 1800’s:
provided a safe place for children to work
ensured that children got at least 8 years of formal schooling.
paid children the same wages as adults were paid
used children to produce goods cheaply.
Urbanization impacted those who came to the cities from rural areas because it
Allowed the average worker to retire wealthy.
Decreased the quality of life for the average worker.
Offered women a chance to earn money and increase the wealth of families.
Gave them access to safer living conditions.
With few city services to rely upon, the working class lived daily with ALL EXCEPT which of the following?
Spacious tenements
Inadequate water facilities
Unpaved streets
Disease
Besides the physical dangers of child labor there was also the danger of the cycle never being broken in these poor urban families. Why?
Children who were not educated had no choice but to continue working in factories their entire life.
It was difficult if not impossible to move up in a career because of illiteracy.
People who were illiterate could rarely move above the poverty level.
All of the above
None of the above
What need was eliminated by railroads?
Local family markets
Skilled labor
Factory jobs
Workers
Which technological development caused the greatest change of the American west?
Factories
Railroads
Telephone
Mass production
Between 1850 and 1900, railroads were built in the American West, people migrated to cities and a new working middle class was created. Which of the following was the primary cause of these changes?
Reform movements
Federalism
A decreased in population among Native Americans
Industrialization
Using the chart above, what can one conclude about the growth of cities in the early 1900s?
Cities were growing rapidly from 1880-1900
Most of the growth was happening during the 1860s
Boston had the biggest growth in the 1900s
All of the cities remained stagnant to growth from 1880-1900
“As the century drew to a close, the explosion of cities ...made Americans more diverse and more similar at the same time.”
Using the statement above, what could one infer about what was taking place during this time period?
Cities were getting smaller and everyone was the same in those cities
Cities were getting bigger, but everyone was the same in those cities
Cities were getting bigger because of the influx of people coming from all over who eventually became more like one another.
The exploding populations in cities was taking place because of railroads
Due to advancements in transportation,
There was an increase in economic production.
Automobiles were largely replaced by trains.
Productivity decreased due to the demand for more goods.
Recreation activities decreased due to the lack of mobility.
