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Industrial Revolution and Immigration

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the economy change during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Native Americans became farmers instead of hunters.
b)
Plantations changed to sharecropping because of the 13th amendment.
c)
More people stopped farming (agriculture) and worked in factories (manufacturing).
d)
People stopped working in factories and became farmers.
2.
What push or pull factors related to immigration does this political cartoon show?
a)
Immigrants were pulled to the U.S because of political and social equality.
b)
Immigrants were pushed out of their home countries because of war and discrimination.
c)
Immigrants were pushed out of their home countries because of starvation and poverty.
d)
Immigrants were pulled to the U.S. because of the promise of religious freedom. 
3.
What was the major effect of the invention of the telephone?
a)
It improved transportation throughout the U.S.
b)
It made communication better, faster, and easier. 
c)
It made it easier to light factories once the sun went down.
d)
It let to economic improvement for our country. 
4.
What are the two types of technology?
a)
Equipment and light bulbs
b)
Equipment and new ideas
c)
New ideas and transportation
d)
The railroad and the telegraph 
5.
What is a monopoly? 
a)
A business that converts iron ore into steel. 
b)
A company that has no competition. 
c)
When more than one business tries to sell the same goods or service. 
d)
A business in which many people own shares. 
6.

The growth of Big Business was both a cause and an effect of _______.

a)

monopolies

b)

Jim Crow laws

c)

immigration

d)

progressivism

7.
Lydia and her family are living on the street in Italy. They have very little food and her mother makes about 3 cents a day as a seamstress. 
a)
Push
b)
Pull 
8.
Marcos had heard that citizens in America can cast a vote to show who they want to be their leaders. 
a)
Push
b)
Pull
9.
Maria's family lives in Italy and is forced to practice the Catholic religion even though that is not what they believe. 
a)
Push
b)
Pull
10.
Elspeth and Samuel read the American newspaper and see advertisements for "Free Land!" 
a)
Push
b)
Pull
11.
Cecilia's uncle moved to America and works in a factory that makes cloth. He makes enough money per week to send some back to her father. 
a)
Push
b)
Pull 
12.

What impact did technological advances have on industry?

a)

Number of factory workers decreased

b)

Quality of products was decreased.

c)

Working conditions at factories were safer

d)

Production of goods was increased.

13.

True or False A series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled is known as an assembly line

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What role did Ellis Island play in immigration?

a)

all immigrants lived there after arriving from their home country

b)

it was where immigrants were processed before being sent to the mainland

c)

it was the most popular place for immigrants to settle once arriving

d)

immigrants could bypass the checkpoints there if they had the correct paperwork

15.

True or false There were child labor laws in place during the Industrial Revolution to protect children from the working under the age of 14 and from unsafe working conditions.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or false Processing at Ellis Island for immigrants was often a long ordeal with health tests, economic and legal checks, and capability tests.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False Most immigrant families refused to work in factories and the textile industries because of the long hours, low pay, and terrible working conditions, but opted to find higher paying jobs.

a)

True

b)

False

18.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
19.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
20.
Immigrants were checked for dangerous diseases because...
a)
They didn't want them to bring them into the US
b)
They were discriminating against immigrants
c)
They had prejudice and did it just to be mean
21.
Which was a reason immigrants came to America?
a)
Hope for a better opportunity
b)
To avoid paying taxes
c)
Compete in the winter Olympics
d)
All of these
22.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Lewis Latimer

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

Thomas Edison

23.

Which of the following did Thomas Edison invent?

a)

the electric streetcar

b)

the incadescent light bulb

c)

the airplane

d)

the gasoline engine

24.

Which of the following was invented in 1903 by two brothers and changed transportation?

a)

the Pony Express

b)

the airplane

c)

the electric streetcar

d)

the wagon

25.

Which business leader founded Standard Oil Company?

a)

Orville Wright

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

John D Rockefeller

26.

Andrew Carnegie is known for which of the following?

a)

inventing a new method for making steel

b)

building oil refineries

c)

forming an electric company

d)

building a huge steel business

27.

Which of the following best describes how railroads helped the United States economy continue to grow?

a)

they charged high rates to farmers

b)

they used coal to keep moving

c)

they helped businesses to transport goods

d)

they used many tons of steel

28.

Immigrants often lived in communities with others from their home country because:

a)

It was illegal for them to live elsewhere.

b)

They had no interest in building new lives in the United States.

c)

Housing was not available in other areas.

d)

It was a way to help to make the adjustment to the United States Easier.

29.

Which of the following is a true statement about the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Most farmers stayed in rural areas areas during the Industrial Revolution.

b)

Many farmers left rural areas and moved to cities during the Industrial Revolution.

c)

Farmers were making excellent money off of their crops during this time.

d)

There were no factories jobs to be found during this time.

30.

Little Italy is the name of a neighborhood in New York City. Why is it called by that name?

a)

It was where most Russian immigrants lived.

b)

It is a very tiny neighborhood.

c)

They neighborhood looks just like Italy.

d)

Mostly Italian immigrants live there.

31.

Which of the following was a result of immigrants getting jobs in factories?

a)

They received very high pay working in factories.

b)

Most Americans began seeing immigrants as job competition.

c)

Most Americans were excited about having more help in factories.

d)

Many immigrant did not get jobs in factories.

32.

Which factors "pulled" immigrants to America?

a)

starvation, land, violence

b)

jobs, political freedom, religious freedom, land

c)

religious freedom, land, jobs, violence

d)

war, jobs, political freedom, land

33.

What famous landmark is in view of the passengers?

a)

Empire State Building

b)

Sears Tower

c)

Eiffel Tower

d)

Statue of Liberty

34.

Based on what you've learned about immigrants, how do you think these immigrants aboard this ship were feeling?

a)

They were hoping for good weather.

b)

They were hoping for a nice vacation.

c)

They were hoping for a quick return home.

d)

They were hoping for a better life than the one they left.

35.
Methods of mass production contribute to the Industrial Revolution 
a)
by increasing products made by artisans
b)
by creating products more quickly and cheaply
c)
by making many products that were more expensive
d)
by allowing products to be made more slowly and carefully
36.
Which invention, improved by Thomas Edison, most changed the way that factories operated in  the late 19th century? 
a)
airplane
b)
automobile 
c)
light bulb 
d)
telephone
37.
What allowed Henry Ford’s Model T to be sold for less than half the cost  of other cars? 
a)
the use of cheaper materials
b)
the use of an assembly line and mass production
c)
not following safety standards
d)
the fact that no two cars were exactly alike
38.
How did the growth of Big Business affect immigration? 
a)
Big Business encouraged the government to continue an open immigration policy.
b)
Big Business built cleaner, safer factories in which immigrants could work.
c)
Big Business demanded that Congress limit the number of immigrants.
d)
Big Business offered higher wages to immigrant workers.  
39.
a highly populated city area
a)
rural
b)
urban
c)
suburban
d)
agricultural
40.
A monopoly is the total or complete control of an industry. Unfortunately for consumers, this prevents ___________. 
a)
Unions
b)
Capitalism
c)
Competition
d)
regulation
41.
Steel changed people's lives in making possible the...
a)
Building of Skyscrapers
b)
Establishment of Time Zones
c)
Development of Electricity
d)
Use of Kerosene
42.

Henry Ford had two important inventions:

a)

Automobile and Assembly line

b)

Glider and Electric Light

c)

Phonograph and Telegraph

d)

Radio and TV

43.

His invention factory produced inventions like the light bulb and phonograph.

a)

Gustavus Swift

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Ronald McDonald

d)

Thomas Edison

44.

Hard working, "control freak" who controlled the entire oil business.

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

J.P. Morgan

45.

This man ran the biggest, most profitable steel mill in America.

a)

J.P. Morgan

b)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

John D. Rockefeller

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