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Hisotry test 8
4th grade history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To cut wool off a sheep | shear |
| To make sheep's wool into yarn | spin |
| a large frame used to make cloth from yarn or thread | loom |
| people or companies that provide a service or goods | vendors |
| a period of time in which workers refuse to work until their demands are met | strike |
| a place of business in which raw cotton, grain, or lumber is made into useful products | mill |
| s sudden increase in production | boom |
| people coming to America from other countries | immigrants |
| became one of the wealthiest men in the world | Andrew Carnegie |
| groups of workers who join together to help each other | union |
| a place where industry takes place | factory |
| Lumbermen built bigger mills and hired more workers | After the steam engine was invented |
| During the American Industrial Revolution, what caused industries to spring up almost overnight? | the beginning of the American Civil War |
| During the American Industrial Revolution | America became more city than country |
| with child labor during the American Industrial Revolution | some children were injured by the machinery. |
| The immigrants of 1840 | made America's business successful |
| Most children who worked in factories during the Industrial Revolution | had to give their money to help their families |
| One reason the Industrial Revolution in America was slow was because | of Americas thousands of streams and rivers. |
| As a result of the Industrial Revolution, | many women began to work away from home. |