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Unit 5 Chapter 9

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
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1.

What did industrialization change for people living in America?

a)

It decreased the availability of jobs in urban areas.

b)

It changed where they worked and lived.

c)

It resulted in a decline in technological advancements.

d)

It caused a decrease in the production and availability of goods.

2.

Select two effects of these statements: New factories being built in urban areas; More railroads were built and connected to cities in America.

a)

Many people started to leave the rural areas for cities.

b)

It became easier for people to travel to the cities.

c)

Trains helped factories send products nationwide.

3.

Which of the following are common reasons people have historically moved to the United States from other countries? Select three.

a)

hope for better opportunities

b)

Escape from religious persecution

c)

Crop failure or lack of food

d)

To experience a different climate and geographical location

e)

To explore new foods

4.

What ways did the invention of the light bulb change life in America? Check all that apply.

a)

People could work at night.

b)

Businesses could stay open 24 hours a day.

c)

People could go outside at night.

d)

People liked the way it looked.

5.

Because industries specialized, they were able to get very good at making their goods and they were able to make a lot of supply.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Why did President Wilson create the Federal Trade Commission?

a)

To increase government control over trade and commerce

b)

He wanted to protect the public from unfair business practices

c)

To manage monetary policy and control inflation

d)

To regulate communications and broadcasting companies

7.

Companies thought children made great employees because children could fit into small places.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What does a labor union do for workers? Select the best three answers.

a)

Represents the workers and the interests of their families.

b)

Makes deals with company owners for safer working conditions.

c)

Makes deals with company owners for better wages.

d)

Organizes social events.

e)

Organizes social events.

9.

Why do we celebrate Labor Day?

a)

To commemorate the end of World War II

b)

To celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence

c)

To mark the beginning of the summer season

d)

Labor Day honors the working people of the United States and the Labor Movement.

10.

Who designed and developed the first successful airplane? This airplane changed transportation forever

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Henry Ford

d)

The Wright Brothers

11.

Who invented a machine that could transmit the human voices over wires? This would become the telephone. 

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Henry Ford

d)

The Wright Brothers

12.

Who invented a system to generate electricity, the first motion picture camera, and the phonograph?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Henry Ford

d)

The Wright Brothers

13.

Who brought the automobile and the assembly line together to make the automobile more affordable for Americans?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Henry Ford

d)

The Wright Brothers

14.


What are the ways access to automobiles impacted the way Americans lived? Select three.

a)

People could move about easily, quickly, and safely.

b)

Allowed people to walk to work. 

c)

People did not have to live so close to their work in the cities. 

d)

People did not have to live so close to their work in the cities. 

e)


More jobs were created for the transportation industry