Chapter #10 / Lesson #2 (Quiz)

What is your name?

Under what conditions did children work in Northern factories? (Check ALL that apply)

• Worked 6 days a wee
• They were paid more than the adults
• Worked 12 or more hours a day
• Their work was dangerous

What was the average number of hours worked per day in Northern factories in 1840?

• 12.0
• 11.4
• 11.9
• 13

What is a trade union?

• a group of people getting together to trade merchandise
• a place to trade playing cards
• where two or more railroad lines meet
• a group of workers with the same skill

What is a strike?

• when workers get a reward
• when two objects hit each other
• a refusal to work
• when the baseball goes over home plate

Which country had the largest percentage of immigration?

• Ireland
• Germany
• Russia
• China

Why did immigration spike in 1850?

• the gold rush
• the desire for more land
• famine in Ireland and political unrest in Germany
• better weather in the Northern states

Between which decades did the number of immigrants show a long downward trend?

• between 1890 and 1900
• between 1950 and 1970
• between 1800 - 1820
• between 1900 and 1940