American History Industrialization to Post 9-11

What term refers to the fast growth of the American industries in the mid-1800s?

• Reconstruction

• Industrialization

• Growth

With the addition of the vast western territories, the U.S. gained plentiful natural resources

• True

• False

Which is NOT a natural resource that was used in the industrialization period?

• Metals

• Fuels

• Coal

• People

With the new inventions and processes, manufactured goods could be produced more easily and less expensively

• True

• False

During the last 40 years of the 1800s, the U.S. population more than ... in size? (fill in the blank)

• Tripled

• Doubled

• Lessened

Which area were factories NOT built in?

• New York

• Chicago

• Boston

• Louisiana

Factories were built in urban areas for the workers to be closer to the factories and to make it easier to sell goods to customers

• True

• False

Did majority of immigrants come from Germany, Italy, Russia, and Eastern Asian?

• Yes

• No

Who did the American government bar (prevent) from moving to the the U.S.?

• Japanese

• Mexican

• Chinese

• English

The working environments in American factories were both grueling and ...?

• Dangerous

• safe

• comforting