The American Industrial Revolution

The expansion of the Railroads across the United States caused a boom in _________________.

• Farming

• the economy

• manufactured goods

• All the Above

Thomas Edison invented many things that improved daily life. He invented all of the following EXCEPT_______________.

• storage batteries

• the Dictophone

• the phonograph (record player)

• PS4

John D. Rockefeller was the first _________________ billionaire.

• oil

• McDonald's

• air

• I didn't pay attention

True or False: The growth of America's industries also led to serious environmental pollution in the early 1900's.

• True

• False

Does American industry still pollute our environment?

• Yes

• No

What caused people to travel west?

• Gold and silver

• running water

• air conditioning

• Cool waves to surf

In the 1900's, what caused some American farmers to fail?

• All protein diet

• oversupply of fruits and vegetables

• fast food

• the apocalypse

What caused the end of the cattle driving cowboy?

• video games

• Railroads

• New York Giants

• space aliens

True or False: Workers on the new railroads included Russian Americans, Civil War soldiers, Southern African Americans, and Chinese Americans.

• True

• False

True or False: Early factories in the United States were dark and dangerous. Women and children worked and made much less money than men; a child might work for 12 hours a day, for 30 cents an hour. Is that an example of being treated fairly and getting paid fairly?

• Yes

• No