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Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

2.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

4.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

5.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

6.

Why did early factories need to be located near rivers

a)

Water power was need to run machines

b)

People often traveled to work on steamboats.

c)

Fish from the river were used to feed the workers

d)

The rivers provided a cool breeze

7.

To what does the phrase "facotry system" refer?

a)

Factories set up along rivers to produce a system of goods

b)

Factories located in rural areas to escape urbanization

c)

Workers and machinery producing goods under one roof

d)

Workers forming the first sytem of labor unions

8.

What region of the USA experienced the greatest amount of industrialization in the 1800s?

a)

Midwest

b)

South

c)

Northeast

d)

West

9.

Who memorized the plans to the textile mills and brought them to the US?

a)

Samuel Slater

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Francis Cabot Lowell

d)

Robert Fulton

10.

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

a)

Discrimination

b)

Colonization

c)

Inflation

d)

Urbanization

11.

Which group of immigrants found jobs working on the railroad and in the California gold mine?

a)

Italian Immigrants

b)

Jewish Immigrants

c)

Chinese Immigrants

d)

Mexican Immigrants

12.

Why were the Irish fleeing their home country for the U.S.?

a)

Political Persecution

b)

Religious Persecution

c)

Potato Famine

d)

Economic Poverty

13.

What is the Bessemer Process?

a)

The process of making steel into iron.

b)

The process to complete a skyscraper

c)

Turning lead into steel.

d)

A cheap process to make iron into steel.

14.

_________________-was a time that Europe/America shifted from an agrarian(farming society) to an industrial society where goods were made and produced in factories.

a)

Neolithic Revolution

b)

French Revolution

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

none of the above

15.

_____________-had the most dangerous jobs during the industrial revolution. Many times they were hired because their tiny hands could fit into places that adults hands could not.

a)

Peasants

b)

Immigrants

c)

children

d)

none of the above

16.

Who were the majority of Lowell Factory Workers?

a)

Young men from the cities.

b)

Boys from nearby farms.

c)

Men who were married and needed extra income.

d)

Young, unmarried farm girls

17.

Who developed the idea of Interchangeable Parts?

a)

Samuel Slater

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Francis Cabot Lowell

d)

Robert Fulton

18.

What is the Erie Canal?

a)

A natural waterway connecting Lake Erie to the Atlantic Ocean

b)

A man-made waterway connecting Lake Erie to NYC

c)

A railway system connecting major cities in the United States

d)

A highway network across the state of New York

19.

What major project did Chinese immigrants help build after arriving in California?

a)

The Statue of Liberty

b)

The Hoover Dam

c)

The Transcontinental Railroad

d)

The Golden Gate Bridge

20.
What is "rural to urban migration"?
a)
Movement from the city to the countryside
b)
Movement from the countryside to the city
c)
Movement between countries
d)
Movement between jobs
21.

A woven cloth that is created with yarn or any other kind of fiber is

a)

Textile

b)

Dress

c)

Rural

d)

Urban

22.

Relating to the countryside is

a)

Urban

b)

Textile

c)

Farm

d)

Rural

23.

Relating to a town or city is

a)

Urban

b)

Textile

c)

Farm

d)

Rural

24.

Which of the following characterizes advancements made as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Irrigation increased crop production.

b)

World exploration opened up new trade markets.

c)

Machines helped create products rapidly.

d)

Cottage industries (at home businesses) increased.

25.

Which of the following was not a push or pull factor that caused Irish immigrants to come to America?

a)

Overpopulation of Ireland

b)

Lack of employment opportunities in Ireland

c)

Promise of land in America to increase farming

d)

Lack of easy transportation to travel distances

26.

Once mechanized farm equipment (machines) was available, one farm family could grow enough food to feed _____.

a)

many families

b)

a few families

c)

just one family

27.

What did John Deere invent?

a)

Steel Plow

b)

Mechanical Plow

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Steamboat

28.

Which of the following were effects of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

a)

Urbanization - more people moving into cities

b)

Demand for slavery increased in the South

c)

Demand for slavery increased in the North

d)

People leaving the cities looking for jobs

e)

The National Bank and Protective Tariffs became popular in the West

29.

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built along rivers because

a)

water was a major source of irrigation

b)

water power was used to power factory machines

c)

ships could easily deliver goods to factories

d)

ships could bring in supplies

30.

An overcrowded, dirty area of the city where the housing is usually in very poor condition

a)

Slums

b)

Rural

c)

Suburbs

d)

Urban