10. Industrialization and Urbanization in America

Why did Andrew Carnegie go to work at age 13 when his family first arrived in the United States?

• He wasn't smart enough to go to school.

• He looked and acted as if he were 18.

• The family needed the extra income.

• All 13-year-old children worked at this time.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

What did the young Carnegie do to get better jobs?

• He learned telegraphy and bookkeeping and read books.

• He learned foreign languages and wrote books.

• He got a college degree in business.

• He and his friend Tom O'Donnell formed their own company.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.W.6.9A

What is industrialization?

• The production of goods by machine in factories.

• The production of goods by master craftsmen.

• The production of goods by hand.

• The production of goods in the home.

When did the United States enter a period of rapid industrial growth?

• Before the Revolutionary War.

• After the Revolutionary War.

• After World War 1

• After the Civil War.

How important were railroads to industrial growth?

• Not important

• A minor influence

• Less important than automobiles

• Very important.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

Why did goods have to be transferred from one train to another in the early days of the railroads?

• The trains broke down a lot.

• The trains travelled slowly.

• There was no standard gauge for the track.

• The engineers went on strike.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3

How did the expansion of the railroads affect the size of markets?

• It had no effect.

• It increased the size of the markets.

• It decreased the size of the markets.

• It made markets unnecessary.

Which factor did NOT contribute to America's industrial growth?

• Abundance of natural resources.

• Growing population.

• Child labor laws.

• Availability of capital.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

What is a patent?

• A protected right to make and sell a product.

• A king of oil used to light lamps before electricity.

• A special share of stock sold only to owners of the company.

• A way of measuring the width of railroad tracks.

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CCSS.W.6.2D

What is stock?

• Shares of ownership

• Building materials

• A small farm

• A type of road

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CCSS.L.6.4A