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Unit 9
Test Description: Industrialization
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) During the 1900s many immigrants arrived in the U.S., and many factories opened at the same time. Which change came about because of these events?
A
Most Americans became very wealthy
B
Ellis and Angel Islands became overcrowded
C
Cities became large and overcrowded
D
English became the world's most popular language
2) In the American free enterprise system, who or what has the GREATEST effect on the price of goods?
A
the city council
B
television advertising
C
competition among sellers
D
federal government
3) In a free enterprise system, what does an entrepreneur do?
A
decreases competition in foreign markets
B
serves on a board of directors
C
loans money to small businesses
D
starts and runs a new business
4) Which of the following is an example of an entrepreneur?
A
police officer
B
college freshman
C
hospital nurse
D
restaurant owner
5) In Texas, industrial growth began with -
A
settlement by farmers in the 19th century
B
settlement by ranchers in the 19th century
C
building of railroads in the 19th century
D
discovery of oil in 1901
6) When companies try to keep their costs of production down, they are concerned with-
A
the right to choose our business
B
right to private property
C
customer sovereignty
D
profit motive
7) In the early 1900s many new immigrants living in cities on the East Coast found jobs working in factories, while most immigrants living in the Midwest found jobs as
A
cowboys
B
farmers
C
salesmen
D
train conductors
8) Various modes of communication have changed the way our country sends and receives messages. Which of the following is NOT a way that communications have changed our economy?
A
many people today work from their homes instead of their offices
B
communication technologies create new industries and jobs
C
news is immediately available
D
faster communications make doing business more expensive
9) One thing that caused industry to grow in the US was-
A
imports from overseas
B
telegraph
C
interchangeable parts
D
cotton gin
10) Which innovation most directly increased the mass production of many new products for Americans?
A
assembly line
B
electricity
C
bessemer products
D
cotton gin
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