WorksheetsHW#104 (Do with CW#122, Industrialization in the U.S.)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Between 1820 and 1920, about how many immigrants came to America?
One hundred million
Twenty million
Thirty million
Forty million
Most immigrants came from:
England and Ireland
Mexico and Greece
Germany and Ireland
Italy and Spain
How did America's economy change after the Civil War?
It changed from an economy based on manual labor to one based on machine industry.
People moved from farms into the cities.
New machines could do the work of many skilled workers.
All of these are true.
What were two jobs that immigrants could find?
Servants or factory workers.
Scientists and Engineers
Bankers and Investors
Doctors and Nurses
How many hours per day did factory workers spend at work?
Twelve to fourteen
Eight to ten
Ten to twelve
Six to eight
Men, women, and children worked in the factories.
True
False
There were laws to protect factory workers and children.
False
True
Name three of the jobs that children might have had.
They may have ran errands, delivered packages, hauled coal and firewood, sold newspapers, cut thread, and shined shoes.
Apples, bananas, and strawberries.
Besides working in a factory, where else might children have worked?
Warehouses
Laundries
Stores
All of the these would be true.
Most kids over the age of ___________ were employed full time.
Fourteen
Eighteen
Twelve
Sixteen
