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WorksheetsChapter 4 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following best fits the missing item on the chart?
Farmers sold their products all over the country
Newcomers settled in cities and towns.
Many farmers went into debt.
Indiana businesses shipped products quickly and easily.
Which of the following increased the productivity of farmers?
Ball Brothers' glass jars
Caleb Mill's speech
James Oliver's steel plow
Elbert Gary's steelworkers
How did James Oliver's plow change Indiana's economy?
It used Indiana's energy resources more efficiently.
It provided containers for food products.
It increased the productivity of farmers.
It provided work for many immigrants.
How did increased productivity affect the price farmers could charge for their products?
It increased the number of products, so the price per item went up.
It increased the number of products, so the price per item went down.
It decreased the number of products, so the price per item went up.
It decreased the number of products, so the price per item went down.
What natural resource attracted new businesses to towns near Muncie in the late 1800s?
coal
rivers
oil
natural gas
Which Indiana natural resource was used to power trains?
coal
natural gas
gasoline
kerosene
Many of the immigrants who came to Indiana during the 1870s and 1880s came from which countries?
England and Scotland
Russia and Poland
Ireland and Germany
China and Japan
What new service jobs were created in Indiana's growing cities?
automobile makers, oil company workers, and steel mill workers
farmers, flour mill workers, and meat packing workers
storekeepers, grocery clerks, and business owners
firefighters, street cleaners, and water company workers
Which new service job was needed because most city buildings were made of wood?
water company worker
firefighter
street cleaner
garbage collector
Which of the following was started to improve Indiana's literacy?
the Grange
labor unions
public education
oil refineries
About how many automobile companies manufactured cars in Indiana in the early 1900s?
2
40
375
7,000
What role did Elwood Haynes play in the development of Indiana's economy?
He urged Indiana lawmakers to improve public education.
He built Indiana's first automobile company.
He built the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
He made generous donations to improve education.
Which of the following Indiana political leaders was elected President of the United States?
Thomas R. Marshall
Dan Quayle
Charles W. Fairbanks
Benjamin Harrison
Beginning in the 1870's, what accounted for the change in population? (There are 2 answer choices to this question so CHOOSE 2 ANSWERS)
immigrants from England, Scotland, Ireland and Germany
migrants form Indiana to western states
migrants from southern states
immigrants from Italy, Russia, Greece and Poland
What important role did immigrants play in the economic growth of Indiana?
They took over jobs that farmers didn't want to do.
Most immigrants helped increase the productivity of farms.
Many immigrants took on jobs in the steel mills and coal mines.
Most immigrants opened their own factories or started businesses.
What were two reasons that immigrants came to America?
To gain religious freedom, to find jobs
To start farms, to teach school
To get rich, to escape harsh leaders
To work in flour mills, to find gold
a person who risks money to start a new business
entrepreneur
regulate
strike
migrate
a protest by workers who stop work to gain demands
entrepreneur
regulate
strike
migrate
to move from place to place
entrepreneur
regulate
strike
migrate
to control with laws
entrepreneur
regulate
strike
migrate
