12 questions
Which occurred because more foreigners immigrated to this country in the 19th century?
Crime rates rose
America became the largest populated country
More workers were available to work jobs in cities
Public education became the law
Before the Industrial Revolution, where were most goods manufactured in America?
In homes
In factories
In Britain
They weren't
What would explain why so many immigrant moved and lived in cities during the Industrial Revolution?
Easy to live off the land
Outstanding health benefits
Jobs, of course
They weren't allowed to move beyond the east coast
Making things, somtimes in large quantities, is called ____________.
Manifolding
Manipulating
Communicating
Manufacturing
What normally happens when the speed of manufacturing something increases?
The cost also gets faster
The costs are lowered to the consumer
Prices are raised
There are fewer options to the consumers
What would explain why urban areas become so over-crowded?
People wanted to be near the harbors
People needed to live near their families
People needed to walk to work, and couldn't live far from their jobs
People just love the smell of urine and poop
The railroad, steamboat and canal system would be improvements in which area?
communication
transportation
urbanization
transformation
This family is moving from home to the city. Which best describes this below?
Urban to Rural
Rural to Rural
Ural to Bering
Rural to Urban
What impact did factories and faster transportation have on American industries?
It modernized it and gave America's economy a huge boost
It made America's enemies laugh
It produced never before seen levels of poverty and crime
It made people forget that
Select the image that best describes what happened to America's urban centers during the 19th Century.
What is a basic concept of creating identical or nearly identical parts to be mass produced?
electrifixtion
interchangeable parts
mass quantities
interchangeable designs
Which people originally came to the West coast of America to seek getting rich in the gold rush?
The Chinese
The Irish
The Orcs
The Polish