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Worksheets2nd Industrial Revolution and Inventors
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 52mins
1-4.
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Which of the following inventions revolutionized technology and sparked the Industrial Revolution?
the loom
the steam engine
the lightbulb
the telephone
What group of people gained power because they began investing their money into technology?
the Parliament
the Ghost Riders
the Bourgeois
the commoners
Why were people relocating throughout England and the Americas in the late 1700s and early 1800s?
to be a part of the abolitionists movement
to find a new religion to practice
to find better schools for their children
to find better jobs in factories
How did the worker's strike and unions make the workplace better? Select three correct answers
they lowered the amount of time workers were required to work each day
they made the workplace have safer conditions like better lighting and better and safer equipment
they helped the bosses get more power and control over the workers
they began to stop allowing children to work in. dangerous factories
they ensured that children get the same pay as adults on jobs
How did the government help the businesses owners during the Second Industrial Revolution?
the government forced people to work in the businesses by law
the government did not require the business owners to pay taxes
the government provided money to the business owners to help them to keep the economy stay strong
the government did not help the business owners at all
6.
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Who was the inventor of the telephone?
Albert Einstein
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Samuel Slater
The telephone was invented while trying to help __________________.
children play
to create electricity
to help the deaf
people spy on their neighbors
8-11.
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What disability did Thomas Edison have?
he was deaf in one ear
he was blind in one eye
he had one leg
he had one hand
How many inventions did Thomas Edison make?
about 10
about 100
about 1000
about 1 million
What was Thomas Edison's most famous invention?
the sailboat
the telegraph
the lightbulb
the telephone
Did Edison's inventing stop after his laboratory burned down?
yes
no
What was the overall impact Thomas Edison's invention had on the lives of people in the United States?
Thomas Edison's inventions allowed factories to operate more efficiently with his motorized inventions.
Thomas Edison's light bulb led to the development of power plants that made homes electrical with the flick of a switch.
Thomas Edison's heart monitor helped save millions of people's lives with irregular heartbeats.
Thomas Edison's invention helped to prevent millions of fires throught the use of smoke detectors.
13-17.
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What motivated George Washington Carver to advance the agriculture and farming industry?
he wanted to stop bugs from eating the plants before the harvest
he wanted to attract more rabbits to gardens because they are so cute
he wanted to produce healthier and more high quality harvests to protect the farming industry
he wanted to figure out a way to take al the nutrients out of soil to create a bigger Dust Bowl effect
What was the element Carver used to encourage healthy plant growth by fertilizing the soil?
carbon
sodium
hydrogen
nitrogen
What was the method George Washington Carver used to ensure that their were a variety of crops growing at all times, taking care that the soil would not be damaged from overplanting?
crop rotating or intercropping
growing GMOs without seeds
overgrowth methods
none of the above
What crop did George Washington Carver invent hundreds of uses for?
the sweet potato
cabbage
the peanut
beets
Describe some of the ways George Washington Carver used the peanut.
18-20.
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What was the career goal Henry Ford's parents set for him?
to become a famous inventor
to become a profitable family farmer
to become a politician
to become a laborer in a factory
What was Henry Ford's first famous invention that revolutionized American transportation?
golf carts
the affordable bus
the slingshot
the Ford Model T
How did Henry Ford make factory production more efficient and cheaper?
by introducing the assembly line
by introducing the first steam powered engine
by hiring more children in his factories to do the work of making cars
by using robots to put cars together
21.
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How did the Wright Brothers revolutionize transportation?
they made the first train
they invented the first car
they invented the first boat
they invented the first airplane
Which industry did the invention of the car help to develop?
the steam industry
the oil, gas and petroleum industry
the canning industry
the concrete industry
Who was the richest steel producer in the world because he sold his steel to construction and railroad companies?
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Andrew Carnegie
Donald Trump
Who was the owner of Standard Oil Company?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
George Washington Carver
When a company does not have competition and controls the prices of goods in the market, this is called having a _________________.
good business
monopoly
great idea
invention
What is the danger of having monopolies in the American economy?
companies stop hiring workers
companies charge consumers too much money for needed products
companies provide high quality service and products
companies often pay workers low wages
