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- 1. Multiple Choice
New England was home to which industry?
Meatpacking
Railroad
Steel
Textiles
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who created the telephone?
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Ford
Nicola Tesla
- 3. Multiple Choice
What did Thomas Edison help industrialize?
Assembly line
Electricity
Banking
Meatpacking
- 4. Multiple Choice
Pittsburgh is the home to which industry?
Steel
Textiles
Meatpacking
Railroad
- 5. Multiple Choice
Detroit is the home to which industry?
Steel
Meatpacking
Automobile
Textiles
- 6. Multiple Choice
Samuel Gompers was the founder of which union?
Knights of Labor
Teacher's Union
Philadelphia Union
American Federation of Labor
- 7. Multiple Choice
People moved from rural to urban areas due to...?
More land
Better access to food
Job opportunities
More protection
- 8. Multiple Choice
What did Henry Ford create to help industrialize his industry?
Car wash
Moving assembly line
Automatic shifting
Windshield wipers
- 9. Multiple Choice
Cornelius Vanderbilt was the captain of which industry?
Steel
Oil
Railroads
Textiles
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a negative effect of industrialization?
Unsafe working conditions
Faster production
Child labor
Low wages
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which city specialized in meatpacking?
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Pittsburgh
- 12. Multiple Choice
Andrew Carnegie was the captain of which industry?
Railroads
Oil
Automobiles
Steel
- 13. Multiple Choice
John D. Rockefeller was the captain of which industry?
Automobiles
Railroads
Oil
Steel
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which two groups were discriminated against during industrialization?
African and Indian
British and French
Irish and Chinese
Japanese and German
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which would NOT be a reason for increased immigration?
Religious Freedom
Escape from oppressive governments
Invention of the light bulb
Better opportunities
- 16. Multiple Choice
Factories were located near areas with--
Rural farms
Tall mountains
Largely populated cities
Lots of canals
- 17. Multiple Choice
When immigrants came to America through Ellis Island, what was the first object they saw?
Empire State building
Statue of Liberty
World Trade Center
Brooklyn Bridge
- 18. Multiple Choice
What kind of places would help immigrants get settled in America?
Saloons
Museums
Factories
Settlement Houses
- 19. Multiple Choice
Jane Addams created which settlement house?
Hull House
White House
Random House
Tenement apartments
- 20. Multiple Choice
The light bulb and telephone helped increase--
Westward Expansion
Isolationism
Urbanization
Industrialization
- 21. Multiple Choice
What did the placement of factories in urban areas lead to?
Increase in population near farms
Increase in population in cities
Less pollution
Decrease in immigration
- 22. Multiple Choice
Increased productivity and reduced labor needs on farms was due to--
The use of machinery
The use of livestock
Alien technology
Better tools
- 23. Multiple Choice
Henry Ford was the captain of which industry?
Steel
Railroads
Oil
Automobiles
- 24. Multiple Choice
More railroads led to--
Communication breakdown
Increased industrial development
Less efficiency in travel
More cost for production
- 25. Multiple Choice
Why did workers create unions?
For better products
For better machines
For better parties
For better pay and working conditions
- 26. Multiple Choice
Rockefeller's corporation Standard Oil was defined as a --
Cooperation
Scrabble
Monopoly
Yahtzee
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a protest tactic used by unions?
Boycotts
Collective bargaining
Strikes
Muckraking
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the rise of big business?
Bicycle
Railroad
Telephone
Electric lights
- 29. Multiple Choice
What group of people were blamed for problems in cities?
Lamp-lighters
Church-goers
Sailors
Immigrants
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the rise of big business?
Low production costs
Captains of industry
Advancements in transportation
Increase in immigration
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a factor that resulted in the growth of industry?
Financial resources
Access to raw materials
Available workforce
Canals
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which law limited the number of immigrants entering America each year?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Ellis Island Reforms
14th Amendment
Homestead Act
- 33. Multiple Choice
Political machines gained power by focusing on the needs of--
American Indians
Children
Women
Immigrants
- 34. Multiple Choice
Desire for religious freedom was one reason why--
Immigration to America increased
Political machines gained power
Manufacturing areas grew near centers of population
Conflicts developed between different cultural groups
- 35. Multiple Choice
What is a tenement?
Poor area of a city
Run-down apartment building
Community center
Apartment in Menlo Park
- 36. Multiple Choice
The Temperance Movement opposed--
Suffrage for women
Consuming alcohol
Citizenship for immigrants
Organized labor
- 37. Multiple Choice
What is the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
A job placement agency for immigrants
A labor union for children and teens
A federation of European and American railroad workers
An organization of all labor unions in the U.S.
- 38. Multiple Choice
Industrialization provided new access to consumer goods in the form of--
Continental mail service
Mail-order catalogs
Telephone ordering
Goods from Europe
- 39. Multiple Choice
A product or business with only one seller who can control the price is called a--
Trust
Monopoly
Philanthropy
Manufacturer
- 40. Multiple Choice
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
17th
18th
19th
20th
- 41. Multiple Choice
What era wanted improved safety regulations, reduced work hours, and to end child labor?
Civil Rights Movement
Realism Movement
Progressive Movement
Forward Lateral Movement
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