Industrial Revolution

How did the economy change during the Industrial Revolution?

• Native Americans became farmers instead of hunters.

• More people stopped farming (agriculture) and worked in factories (manufacturing).

• Plantations changed to sharecropping because of the 13th amendment.

• People stopped working in factories and became farmers.

What did the Jim Crow laws, upheld by the Plessy v. Ferguson decision, allow?

• free land for former slaves

• racial integration of public schools

• separate public facilities (buses, train cars, restaurants) based on race

• voting rights for African American males only

Which phrase most accurately describes the concept of nativism?

• "Go West, young man."

• "Help Wanted- Irish need not apply"

• "America- First in War and Peace"

• "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

Based on the examples in the excerpt, what conclusion can you draw about the impact railroads had on manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution?

• People in the Eastern U.S. used the railroad to ship goods to the West.

• The U.S. Military used the railroad to ship military supplies to forts in the West.

• People in the Eastern U.S. rode the railroad to the West to visit relatives.

• Railroads shipped raw materials grown in the West to factories in the East to made into consumer products.

According to the graph, what was the first year that more Americans lived in urban areas than rural areas?

• 1930

• 1920

• 1890

• 1860

What was the main cause of the trend shown in the graph?

• increased industrialization

• end of restrictions on immigration

• availability of cheap farmland

• completion of the interstate highway system

What push or pull factors related to immigration does the political cartoon show?

• Immigrants were pulled to the United States because of the political and social equality.

• Immigrants were pushed out of their home countries because of starvation and poverty.

• Immigrants were pushed out of their home countries because of war and discrimination.

• Immigrants were pulled to the United States because of the promise of religious freedom.

Immigrants encountered resistance as they came to our country. What was this based upon?

• The immigrants did not want to become citizens.

• They continued their cultural practices here and didn't try to become like Americans.

• Immigrants cause overcrowding in rural areas.

• They built skyscrapers that took over farms and small businesses.

What was the major effect of the invention of the telephone?

• It improved transportation throughout the United States.

• It made it easier to light factories once the sun went down.

• It made communication better, faster, and easier.

• It led to economic improvement for our country.

What are two types of technology?

• equipment and light bulbs

• new ideas and transportation

• equipment and new ideas

• the railroad and telegraph