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Industrial Revolution #grade_07 #us_history
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1
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
John Rockefeller
Thomas Edison
Eli Whitney
2
Orville Wright was the first to fly the airplane.
True
False
3
Why did cities expand upward during this time?
Land prices decreased
Lightweight steel was expensive
Land prices increased
Factory prices were cheap
4
What building was the Triangle Shirtwaist Company located?
Asch Building
Wells Fargo Building
Sears Tower
Empire State Building
5
Who was given credit for using the assembly line the production of his product?
Samuel Slater
Eli Whitney
William Lowell
Henry Ford
6
Who is given the most credit for bringing the Industrial Revolution to the U.S.?
Samuel Slater
Henry Ford
William Lowell
Eli Whitney
7
What floor did the fire start at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company?
10
8
9
7
8
What were business leaders often called during this time period?
Monopolist
Robber Barons
Communists
Capitalist
9
Which of the following made their fortune in the oil industry?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Eli Whitney
10
What year did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire occur? Hint: March 25!
1918
1914
1909
1911
11
Who made steel king?
Thomas Edison
Andrew Carnegie
John Rockefeller
Eli Whitney
12
Where was the Triangle Shirtwaist Company located?
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C.
Chicago
New York City
13
What day of the week did the Triangle Shirtwaist fire occur?
Sunday
Saturday
Thursday
Friday
14
What means "to let alone?"
Laissez-faire
Esse Quam Verderi
None of the above
E plurbus unum
15
How much were most workers at The Triangle Shirtwaist Company paid a week?
$20
$15
$17
$9
16
How many hours a week were employees of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company expected to work?
70
62
40
59
17
Where was the first water powered cotton spinning mill built in the U.S.?
Pawtucket, RI
Harriburg, PA
Dover, DE
Boston, MA
18
Which of the following is a group of corporations?
Trust
Laissez-Faire
Entrepreneur
Monopoly
19
How many people were killed in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
146
135
140
150
20
What type of business comes together to eliminate competition?
Corporation
Horizontal Integration
Trust
All of the above
21
Which of the following inventors had the nickname "The Wizard of Menlo Park?"
Henry Ford
Eli Whitney
Thomas Edison
Alexander G. Bell
22
What are businesses owned by many investors called?
trusts
All of the above
monopolies
corporation
23
Who is known as the father of scientific management?
Eli Whitney
John Rockefeller
Thomas Edison
Frederick Taylor
24
What were the conditions in most sweatshops?
Fire traps
All of the above
Hot in the summer and cold in the winter
Tight and cramped working areas
25
What type of company is also the name of a popular board game?
trusts
All of the above
corporation
monopoly
26
The 2nd Industrial Revolution is also referred to as the
All of the above
Roaring 80s
Progressive Era
Gilded Age
27
Where did most factory workers live?
All of the above
Middle class housing
Tenements
On the street
28
What time was it when the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire started?
6:04 pm
3:21 pm
4:45 pm
5:19 pm
29
The growth of cities is
industrialization
None of the above
globalization
urbanization
30
Which of the following resulted in lower prices for consumers?
Mass Production
Increased Capital
Technology
Labor Unions
31
Who owned the building where the Triangle Shirtwaist Company was located?
All of the above
Max Blanck
Isaac Harris
Joseph Asch
32
Which of the following events spurred the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
French and Indian War
Mexican-American War
The Revolutionary War
The Civil War
33
Who invented the steel plow?
Cyrus McCormick
Andrew Carnegie
John Deere
Alexander Hamilton
34
Who is given credit for interchangeable parts? Hint: Muskets!
William Lowell
Henry Ford
Samuel Slater
Eli Whitney
