Inventions and Inventors — Unit test

Question 1

Because of low wages and overcrowding, many immigrants lived in tenements or cheap apartments that were

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constructed without building, fire, or safety codes in place.

Question 2

How did the Industrial Revolution change the role of workers? Select three options.Workers made products in large factories.Workers had to become highly skilled.Workers used machines for repetitive tasks.Workers made products on a large scale.Workers earned considerably more money.Workers made products out of their homes.

Question 3

Which is likely the most serious problem associated with an epidemic?

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People often die from the diseases that spread.

Question 4

Which best describes why industry existed in the larger American port cities before industrialization?

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These cities were built on rivers and harbors and had plenty of workers.

Question 5

The graph shows the spread of railways in the 1800s.

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By 1880, Germany had more rail lines than Great Britain and Russia.

Question 6

Which describes tenant farmers?

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They farm land owned by someone else.

Question 7

Light bulbs were one of the most important inventions in history because they

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made it possible for people to be more productive and creative.

Question 8

The chart shows changes in world manufacturing between 1870 and 1913.By 1913, which of these countries had the largest percentage of the world’s manufacturing?

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Germany

Question 9

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grow

Question 10

Which natural resources were most important to the development of industrialization in the United States? Check all that apply.animalsfertile landoil and gasforests minerals

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fertile land; forests; minerals

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