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HW#104 (Do with CW#122, Industrialization in the U.S.)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Between 1820 and 1920, about how many immigrants came to America?

a)

One hundred million

b)

Twenty million

c)

Thirty million

d)

Forty million

2.

Most immigrants came from:

a)

England and Ireland

b)

Mexico and Greece

c)

Germany and Ireland

d)

Italy and Spain

3.

How did America's economy change after the Civil War?

a)

It changed from an economy based on manual labor to one based on machine industry.

b)

People moved from farms into the cities.

c)

New machines could do the work of many skilled workers.

d)

All of these are true.

4.

What were two jobs that immigrants could find?

a)

Servants or factory workers.

b)

Scientists and Engineers

c)

Bankers and Investors

d)

Doctors and Nurses

5.

How many hours per day did factory workers spend at work?

a)

Twelve to fourteen

b)

Eight to ten

c)

Ten to twelve

d)

Six to eight

6.

Men, women, and children worked in the factories.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

There were laws to protect factory workers and children.

a)

False

b)

True

8.

Name three of the jobs that children might have had.

a)

They may have ran errands, delivered packages, hauled coal and firewood, sold newspapers, cut thread, and shined shoes.

b)

Apples, bananas, and strawberries.

9.

Besides working in a factory, where else might children have worked?

a)

Warehouses

b)

  Laundries

c)

  Stores

d)

All of the these would be true.

10.

Most kids over the age of ___________ were employed full time.

a)

Fourteen

b)

Eighteen

c)

Twelve

d)

Sixteen