American Industrial Revolution

Question 1

Who held an oil Monopoly?

Accepted Answer

Rockefeller

Question 2

The average work day for a child was how long?

Accepted Answer

10+ hours

Question 3

What did big businesses use to get around laws preventing Monopolies?

Accepted Answer

Trusts

Question 4

Adults were easier to control and manage than children were in factories :

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

What were the conditions like in sweatshops?

Accepted Answer

Poor ventilation, dim lighting, and faulty equipment

Question 6

Children were useful as laborers because their small size allowed them to fit in many places:

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

What would Factory Owners do in order to prevent workers from being hired?

Accepted Answer

Blacklisting

Question 8

How were children in textile mills and factories treated?

Accepted Answer

Abusively

Question 9

Children and adults were paid equal wages during the Industrial Revolution:

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Banned the immigration of the Chinese into America

Accepted Answer

Chinese Exclusion Act

Question 11

The leader of the Pullman strike who became a radical in prison was:

Accepted Answer

Eugene V Debs

Question 12

Which of these best describes a Monopoly?

Accepted Answer

Complete control of a good or service by one business

Question 13

Child laborers often worked to help support their families, but missed out on an education :

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Where did Breaker Boys work?

Accepted Answer

Coal Mines

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