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American Industrialization Period

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Industrialization Period Start

a)

1760

b)

1870

c)

1850

d)

1900

2.

What helped spark the start of the second industrial revolution

a)

The expansion of the US railroad system

b)

The need to make weapons for a war with Europe

c)

Slater's Mill

d)

expansion of the territory leading to a new abundance of natural resources

3.

What is one invention that came from the American Industrialization Period

a)

Spinning Jenny

b)

Steam Engine

c)

Fishing Pole

d)

Automobile

4.

Who were the two main titans during the American industrialization period

a)

Selena Gomez

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Henry Ford

d)

John D. Rockefeller

5.

Who is responsible for creating the steam engine in the first industrialization period

a)

Thomas Newcomen

b)

Steve Jobs

c)

Cristiano Ronaldo

d)

James Watt

6.

Which of these is NOT a good result of the industrialization period

a)

mass production of manufactured goods from raw materials

b)

use of the railroad system to help with trading

c)

child labor

d)

increased modes of transportation via the creation of the automobile and continuation of railroads

7.

Which of these modes of transportation was invented during the 2nd industrialization period

a)

steamboat

b)

automobile

c)

aircraft

d)

hoverboard

8.

Who was responsible for creating the telephone

a)

Samuel F. B.

b)

Alexander Graham-Bell

c)

Stephen Curry

d)

Henry Ford

9.

What was one policy that the government had put in place during the American industrialization period

a)

maintaining high tariffs to protect American industry from foreign competitors

b)

stating that the US will eventually move completely west

c)

preventing women from working

d)

the 4th amendment

10.

When did the industrialization period end

a)

1840

b)

1914

c)

early 20th-century

d)

mid 20th-century

11.

The government placed a policy allowing the continuation of railroad construction by providing/granting more land

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The industrialization period brought about the urbanization of the United States

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Slater's Mill was one of the innovations that brought about the start of the industrialization period

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The steamboat is one of the many modes of transportation invented during the American industrialization period

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When was the first transcontinental railroad completed

a)

1850

b)

1869

c)

1920

d)

1788

16.

BONUS: This strike was the result of child labour and terrible work conditions

a)

Great Railroad Strike of 1877

b)

Great Railroad Strike of 1890

c)

Assembly line Strike of 1883

d)

Trading Strike of 1877