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WorksheetsChapter 3
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Crime increased in the cities due to urbanization
True
False
The poorly built, overcrowded apartments many immigrants lived in were called
steerage
sweatshops
tenements
benevolent societies
Which of the following would be a correct description of what life was like urban areas during the height of immigration?
majority of the people were wealthy
most people in urban areas lived in nice houses
tenement buildings were built to house the overflowing population
city streets were well maintained, and the unemployment rate was low
Capitalism
a company that is legally separate from its owners
an economic system where individuals and businesses can own and operated their own business for profit
a person who takes the risk to organize resources to produce a new or better good or service in hopes of gaining a profit
an economy based on supply and demand, with little government intervention; also known as a market economy
Co-founder of Standard Oil who became one of the wealthiest individuals in history; he practiced aggressive business practices and vertical integration within his business.
Andrew Carnegie
John D Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Madam J. Walker
Pioneered the use of the Bessemer Process for steel production; developed one of the largest steel companies in the world, Standard Oil
Cornelius Vanderbild
J.P. Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
Madam J. Walker
Individual who played a crucial role in the development of the American transportation system
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
Madam C. J. Walker
Prominent financier and banker; involved in several significant mergers and acquisitions of businesses
Andrew Carnegie
J. P. Morgan
Madam C.J. Walker
Cornelius Vanderbilt
built a successful business empire through the development and marketing of hair care products for Black women
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Madam C.J. Walker
Impacts of Mass Production
(Choose 3)
Created more jobs
Products became less expensive
Match the agricultural advancement to its description
replaced labor and people for cotton gin and mills
steam technology
faster and more efficient seed drilling
McCormick Reaper
allowed trucks and tractors to haul goods to market
internal combustion engine
How did the expansion of railroads benefit society?
Select three
towns and is cities grew along the route
goods good be shipped faster and more efficiently
provided people with easier access to goods and markets
it destroyed the land
How did laissez-faire policies affect US business and the economy?
companies had to follow government control
it limited monopolies and trust
business could operate without government interference
the unemployment rate dropped
(a) lead to rapid industrialization in the United States because immigrants served as an (b) labor source.
