Deck 6: Everyday Labor in the Mechanical Age

Question 1

Farmers in the 19th century United States were

A) wealthy plantation owners.
B) sharecroppers.
C) small family farmers.
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Mechanization allowed farmers to increase yields, which resulted in

A) higher prices.
B) lower prices.
C) no change in price.
D) none of the above

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Mechanization in industry meant that craftsmen who had done highly skilled jobs were replaced by machines. This process is called

A) mechanization.
B) capitalism.
C) deskilling.
D) nationalism.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Even unskilled factory jobs were filled because they were considered

A) well-paid.
B) easy.
C) good training.
D) a stepping stone to something else.

Question 5

The largest single group of workers in the United States during the Industrial Revolution did

A) household labor.
B) farm work.
C) industrial work.
D) unskilled labor.

Question 6

Most labor-saving devices invented during the industrial revolution reduced __________ work.

A) women's
B) men's
C) children's
D) all

Question 7

The type of farming that focused primarily on raising one crop for sale in the marketplace is called __________.

Question 8

The Grange was a __________.

Question 9

Workers who did jobs that required little training are called __________ workers.

Question 10

Labor-saving devices __________ the amount of domestic work done by women.

Question 11

To maintain a middle-class lifestyle, families required __________.

Question 12

It is __________ to generalize about the changes that industrialization made to Americans.

Question 13

Industrialization's impact on Americans was the same no matter who you were.

Question 14

Wheat farming was completely changed by mechanization.

Question 15

Farm tenancy increased thanks to mechanization.

Question 16

Mechanization replaced old skilled jobs without creating new ones.

Question 17

Injuries and illnesses were common in factory jobs.

Question 18

Many workers preferred factory work to domestic service.

Question 19

Domestic work was divided by gender in the 19th century.

Question 20

Select the gender that corresponds to each task performed in 19th-century America:

-_____ cooking

A) Men
B) Women

Question 21

Select the gender that corresponds to each task performed in 19th-century America:

-_____ gathering fuel

A) Men
B) Women

Question 22

Select the gender that corresponds to each task performed in 19th-century America:

-_____ making shoes

A) Men
B) Women

Question 23

Select the gender that corresponds to each task performed in 19th-century America:

-_____ butchering animals

A) Men
B) Women

Question 24

Select the gender that corresponds to each task performed in 19th-century America:

-_____ tending vegetable gardens

A) Men
B) Women

Question 25

Select the gender that corresponds to each task performed in 19th-century America:

-_____ sewing clothing

A) Men
B) Women