Workers in the Industrial Era — Quiz

Question 1

Which best describes what occurred following the passage of the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916?

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The act was later overturned by the Supreme Court.

Question 2

Which of these best defines mass production?

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Mass production is a system that entails machines quickly making a large amount of goods.

Question 3

Which of these worked in factories during the Gilded Age?

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men, women, and children

Question 4

Because of mass production, the majority of factory owners

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replaced skilled workers with unskilled workers.

Question 5

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, factory owners hired children

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because they could pay them less money.

Question 6

Jan Matzeliger’s invention had an impact on which of these industries?

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shoe manufacturing

Question 7

People who worked in factories in the late 1800s usually faced

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unsafe conditions.

Question 8

Which of these best describes child labor in the late 1800s?

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Children did physical labor instead of going to school.

Question 9

How did the lasting machine change how shoes were made?

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The lasting machine sped up the process and saved workers time and energy.

Question 10

How did shoemaking change during the Gilded Age?

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By 1900, shoes were mass-produced.

Workers in the Industrial Era — Quiz Answers