Industrial Revolution Test

What was the 1st national business of the Industrial Revolution?

• The Railroads

• Oil

• Manufacturing

• Automobiles

Match the following

• Someone who puts money into a business to make a profit

• Consumer

• Someone who buys or uses goods and services

• Profit

• The money an investor earns when the business does well

• Telegraph

• A device that sends little burst of electricity that sends messages through wires

• Investor

• Someone who is in the same business as you

• Competitor

___________ was called the Wizard of Menlo Park for all of his inventions.

The ​ (a)   flew the first plane in ​ (b)   . The first flight lasted ​ (c)   ​

• Wright Brothers
• Dayton, Ohio
• 12 seconds
• 15 seconds
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Henry Ford

Match the following

• A company that has control of an entire industry

• Free Enterprise System

• Anyone is free to start their own business

• Entrepreneur

• A product is put together as it moves past a line of workers

• Urbanization

• The Growth of Cities

• Monopoly

• A person who creates and runs new businesses and takes on the risks

• Assembly Line

​ (a)   ran a monopoly in the steel industry.

• J P Morgan
• J D Rockerfeller
• Henry Ford

​ (a)   ran a monopoly in oil.

• J D Rockerfeller
• J P Morgan
• Harvey S. Firestone

In order to fight terrible working conditions in factories. The workers created these.

The American Industrial Revolution was the ​ (a)   revolution.

• second
• first

These groups were considered second class citizens while working in the factory. Choose all that apply.

• Women

• African Americans

• Children

• White Men