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WorksheetsRise of Industry
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 2hrs 11mins
What major change was brought about by the rise of industry?
Decreased production of goods
Changed how goods are produced and the relationship between workers and bosses
Diminished the ability to transport goods.
Reduced the number of goods available
What is a rebate in the context of railroad companies?
A penalty for late payments
Discounts offered by railroad companies
A type of train ticket
A fee for using the railway
What does it mean to consolidate?
To separate
To expand
To combine
To reduce
Which of the following inventions is Thomas Edison known for?
The telephone
The light bulb
The lightweight camera
The flying machine
Who invented the telephone?
Thomas Edison
George Eastman
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Ford
What did George Eastman invent?
The phonograph
The lightweight camera
The electric power plant
The moving assembly line
What innovation did Henry Ford introduce to the auto industry?
The electric car
The moving assembly line
The steam engine
The flying machine
What is a corporation?
A small family-owned business
A company that sells its shares of stock and is owned by many investors
A government agency
A non-profit organization
What is a trust?
A single company with no competitors
A group of corporations run by a single board of directors
A type of bank account
A legal agreement between two individuals
I had a monopoly on the steel industry.
I am the founder of the Standard Oil Company.
I am the captain of the Railroad industry.
Henry Ford is credited with creating the _____________________, which revolutionized the way cars were made.
____________ is a negative term to describe the great industrialists of the Gilded Age and __________ is a positive term to describe them.
To say an industrialist is a Captain of Industry or Robber Baron is opinion or fact?
Opinion
Fact
What was an outcome of the Triangle factory fire?
Fire safety laws were created
The company owners were arrested and found guilty
Clothing factories implemented no new safety precautions
JP Morgan's daughter became the factory owner
Who Am I?
I am a labor union organizer and founder of the American Federation of Labor who wanted fair treatment for American workers
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Samuel Gompers
Terrence Powderly
Who Am I?
I developed the assembly line technique of mass production.
Andrew Carnegie
Henry T. Ford
Samuel Gompers
John D. Rockefeller
What organization helped workers to obtain better working conditions?
a labor union
a monopoly
a business
a strike
Which of the following inventor or inventors created the flying machine (airplane)?
Thomas Edison
The Wright Brothers
Alexander Graham Bell
George Washington Carver
JP Morgan was the head of what industry?
Steel
Coal
Railroads
Banking
Read the list of goals.
• Collective bargaining
• 8 hour work days
• Higher wages for laborers
Which person would most likely have this list of goals because he was the founder of the American Federation of Labor?
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Gompers
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas Edison
A refusal to work as a protest against wages or working conditions.
Strike
Switchboard
Streetcar
Scrip
Who served as president of the Knights of Labor and fought for fair working conditions?
Samuel Gompers
Terrance Powderly
Jane Addams
Henry Ford
What did the the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire show?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire showed how important it is to practice fire safety at work.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire showed how good practices do not always keep workers safe.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire showed how bosses protected their workers.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire showed the dangerous consequences that unsafe working conditions and corrupt business owners could have for workers.
Which of the following was a common labor condition during the Industrial Revolution?
Short working hours
High wages
Safe working environments
Long working hours and unsafe conditions
