WorksheetsIndustry and Reforms
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The word “revolution” most nearly means:
a)
A minor change in how something works
b)
Aperiod in history where people fight back
c)
A dramatic change in the way something works
2.
An economy is a system that includes three things. Which does not belong?
a)
Jobs (Production)
b)
Language (How we communicate)
c)
Consumption (Things we use)
d)
Wealth (Monety
3.
“Industry” is defined as:
a)
the process of converting raw materials into finished goods
b)
the process of converting finished goods into raw materials
c)
the process of taking cotton and creating clothes
d)
the process where businesses create jobs to hire people
4.
Which of the following can be classified as a “finished good?”
a)
Cotton
b)
Oil
c)
Timber
d)
Table
5.
Which of the following is considered a “raw material?”
a)
Gasoline
b)
Automobile
c)
Cotton
d)
T-shirt
6.
Early factories relied on _________ for power:
a)
Water
b)
Whale Oil
c)
Gasoline
d)
Coal
7.
The Industrial Revolution didn’t start in the United States. Where did it start?
a)
Canada
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Mexico
8.
Even though it was made a crime to share factory knowledge, this man left and built the first factory in America.
a)
Samuel Morse
b)
Samuel Slater
c)
James Hargreaves
d)
Nicholas Appert
9.
Where was the first factory built in the United States?
a)
Quahog, R
b)
Providence, RI
c)
Pawtucket, RI
d)
Boston, MA
10.
Because workers in factory performed low-skills jobs, and because there were thousands of immigrant workers needing work, what effect did this have on wages?
a)
Wages were high
b)
Wages were high, but workers had to work very hard
c)
Wages were extremely low
d)
Wages were average, but workers were given sick days
11.
What is the purpose of a “labor union?”
a)
It is an organization of workers dedicated to working hard
b)
It is a group of workers who unite to work faster on the assembly line
c)
It is an organization of workers who agree to meet on Wednesday evenings to go bowling
d)
It is a group of workers whose goal is to improve working conditions
12.
Which invention had the greatest impact on plantation production?
a)
Telegraph
b)
Cotton gin
c)
Steam engine
d)
Spinning jenny
13.
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Sam Slater
c)
Thomas Newcomen
d)
David Alter
14.
Because of __________ _____________ , people can now communicate over long distances by sending “coded messages.”
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Sam Slater
c)
Sam Morse
d)
James Hargreaves
15.
Thanks to ________ ________ , people can travel much faster through river and streams.
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
James Hargreaves
c)
James Watt
d)
Eli Whitney
16.
What does the word “reform” mean?
a)
To make something worse
b)
To change something with hopes to make it better
c)
To replicate something
17.
Who is considered the major reformer behind the fight to reform America’s prisons?
a)
Horace Mann
b)
Angela Grimke
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Dorthea Dix
18.
What are public schools?
a)
Schools offered to only wealthy children
b)
Schools funded by tax payer money
c)
Schools that are only available to the poorest in society
d)
Schools open to only males
19.
Who is considered the “founder of public education?”
a)
Dorothea Dix
b)
Lucretia Mott
c)
Horace Mann
d)
Frederick Douglass
20.
Who or what is an abolitionist?
a)
One who wants to end slavery
b)
One who wants to improve public schools
c)
One who wishes to reform America’s prisons
d)
One who wishes to give women more freedom and fairness In society
21.
The name of William Lloyd Garrison’s anti-slavery newspaper was ____________.
a)
The Liberator
b)
The North Star
c)
Ending Slavery
d)
The Declaration of Sentiments
22.
Which of the following is an example of an autobiography:
a)
The North Star
b)
The Declaration of Sentiments
c)
The Liberator
d)
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
23.
Not all abolitionists were from the north. This abolitionist was from South Carolina and witnessed his/her father treat slaves horribly:
a)
Sojourner Truth
b)
Angelina Grimke
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Frederick Douglass
24.
The North Star was an anti-slavery newspaper written by whom?
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Angeline Grimke
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Sojourner Truth
25.
Many women fought for the right of suffrage. What does suffrage mean?
a)
The right to say what you want
b)
The right to do as you wish
c)
The right to be paid the same as a man
d)
The right to vote
26.
What did most women’s rights supporters have in common?
a)
They were also abolitionists
b)
They also supported prison reform
c)
They were also in favor of reforming America’s schools
d)
They also believed in increasing teacher pay
27.
What two reformers are at the center of the women’s rights movement?
a)
Dorothea Dix and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Angelina Grimke and Lucretia Mott
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Horace Mann
d)
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
28.
Temperance was the push to end alcohol consumption
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Frederick Douglass escaped by pretending to be a _________ and traveled north.
a)
sailor
b)
carpenter
c)
blacksmith
d)
slave
30.
The North Star was a _________.
a)
book
b)
magazine
c)
newspaper
d)
journal
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