Short Answer
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List
FOUR results of the Industrial Revolution
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Matching
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Match
the term with the correct definition below a. | Guilded Age | h. | Thomas Edison | b. | Reconstruction | i. | Samuel
Morse | c. | Industrial Revolution | j. | Immigration | d. | Freedman’s
Bureau | k. | Urbanization | e. | George Westinghouse | l. | Patent | f. | Lewis
Latimer | m. | Productivity | g. | Henry Bessemer | n. | Entrepreneur | | | | |
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Period of widespread replacement of manual labor by machines
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3.
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Name
given to period after Reconstruction of unprecendented expansion and population growth.
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4.
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A
legal document giving an inventor exclusive rights over his invention for a period of
time
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Shift
of population from rural areas to urban areas
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6.
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Movement of people into another country
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7.
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Amount of products produced compared to the amount of goods and labor used to produce
it
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One
who assumes risk for a business operation with the expectation of making a profit. Most
business owners.
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9.
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Invented the telegraph and code
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10.
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Invented the light bulb and phonograph. America’s greatest
inventor
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African-American inventor that perfected the light bulb.
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12.
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Created an efficient steel making process
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13.
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Developed alternating current for electric distribution
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14.
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Period after Civil War of rebuilding the Union and helping freed black
people.
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15.
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Agency created to help poor Southerners cope with aftermath of war. Aimed
especially at helping freed slaves.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
region of ______, in the USA, was where industrialization was first concentrated. a. | the Southern
States | c. | New
England | b. | the Pacific Northwest | d. | California | | | | |
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The
Industrial Revolution started in ______. a. | France | c. | England | b. | Russia | d. | United
States | | | | |
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___________ did not increase after the Industrial Revolution. a. | factories | c. | population of
rural areas | b. | production of goods | d. | environmental pollution | | | | |
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19.
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To
prevent people from stealing inventions, the federal government issues _______. a. | citations | c. | patents | b. | merits | d. | degrees | | | | |
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20.
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To
increase productivity, a company may _________. a. | Fire workers | c. | Use less machines | b. | Train workers
better | d. | Spend more
money | | | | |
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21.
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The
________ was completed in 1869 and linked the transportation networks of the East and
West. a. | Transcontinental
Railroad | c. | Intercontinental
Subway System | b. | World Wide Web | d. | Interstate Highway system | | | | |
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Industrialization caused people to move ________. a. | From other
countries to the U.S. | c. | From rural areas
to cities | b. | From cities to rural areas | d. | Both A and C are correct | | | | |
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An
example of a cottage industry is ___________. a. | power looming | c. | making interchangeable parts | b. | building steam
machines | d. | hand
weaving | | | | |
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24.
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The
first machines of the Industrial Revolution used ______. a. | Nuclear
energy | c. | Combustion
engine | b. | Steam | d. | Ethanol | | | | |
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_______ was not improved by the use of steam engines in the 19th
Century. a. | transportation | c. | air
quality | b. | farming | d. | manufacturing | | | | |
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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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26.
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Interchangeable parts were developed by Eli Whitney.
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27.
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Most
of the new textile machines of the 18th Century were invented in the USA.
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28.
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Cottage industries replaced textile factories after the Industrial
Revolution.
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29.
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Cotton gins were used to remove seeds from cotton fibers.
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30.
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In
the 19th Century, steam engines were mainly used to remove pollutants from the air.
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