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Industrial Revolution Part 1(Inventions Focus)

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 34mins

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In the late 19th century, how did the growth of industry affect American society?

The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased.

Population centers shifted from the Northeast to the South.

Restrictions on immigration created a more homogeneous culture.

Which thesis (big idea) statement is supported by the graph above?

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the population distribution shifted as the urban population began to increase more dramatically than the rural population.

Most immigrants to the United States in the late 19th century settled in rural areas.

By the early 20th century, the population of cities grew while the population in rural areas declined.

During the period from 1880 to 1920, the majority of immigrants to the United States settled in urban areas in the North. What was the primary reason for this trend?

Most immigrants had lived in cities in their native countries.

Labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories.

Rapid industrialization created many job opportunities.

In the late 19th century, inventions such as the mechanized reaper and the steel plow made farming more efficient. What impact did the introduction of farm machinery have on American farms in the 19th century?

More workers were needed to run the new machines.

Large farms increased their output and supplied food to eastern cities.

The high cost of the machines made farming unprofitable.

As a result of increased immigration to the United States in the late 19th century, many immigrant families lived in tenements because

there was a lack of affordable housing in overcrowded cities.

they wanted to avoid living in ethnic neighborhoods.

the federal government provided immigrants with free housing.

Industrialization in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was characterized by the rise of corporations and heavy industry. Which choices below represent effects of industrialization? Select all the correct answers.

transformation of the American economy

shift from a predominance of agricultural workers to a predominance of factory workers

shift from urban living to rural living

more people living in crowded and unsanitary conditions

Which of the following are examples of "push" factors.

Famine (lack of food)

A lack of available jobs

Many available opportunities

A reason some businesses hired children was:

To provide the children a bright future and opportunities

So they could save money by paying the children less money

So the children could take care of the heavy labor required for their business

Identify causes of the US Industrial Revolution

The growth of railroads

Pollution

Available workers

New inventions and innovation

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Identify effects of the US Industrial Revolution

The agricultural revolution

The expansion of the middle class

Dirty and crowded cities

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The _______ was a technique used during the Industrial Revolution that greatly increased efficiency. It involved the worker or machine completing the same task over and over again as products moved down the line.

Bessemer Process

Assembly Line

Mechanization

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2 examples of raw materials are:

Cotton

Oil

Clothing

Telephones

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The Industrial Revolution was ...

When people worked more on farms than factories

time of inventing and industry

started in the U.S. and moved into Britain

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How did people's lives change because of the Industrial Revolution?

People bought more handmade goods than before

people worked mostly on farms

people bought factory made items and worked outside the home

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Who made up most of the work force in the Northern factories?

adult men

children and women

retired farmers

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What was a typical day like for a child worker during the 1800's?

only allowed to work after school, limited access to heavy equipment

children as young as 7 would work 12 hour days in unsafe conditions for pennies a day

children learned skills while learning to read, they had a school house in the factory so the children could learn during their long breaks from work.

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