People
Who founded the Standard Oil Company?
a. Thomas Edison
b. John D. Rockefeller
c. B.F. Goodwrench
d. Charles Kettering
b. John D. Rockefeller
What is a fuel found underground that can be burned to make light and heat?
a. natural gas
b. coal
c. wood
d. salt
b. coal
Immigrants that arrived in Ohio often settled near what type of people?
a. farmers
b. people of their own ethnic group
c. people of different ethnic groups
d. people who were manufacturers
b. people of their own ethnic group
According to the timeline, which event happened before John Patterson opened the National Cash Register Factory?
a. John D. Rockefeller establishes the Standard Oil Company
b. Hiram House opens
c. Ohio Children’s Code passed
d. American Federation of Labor formed
a. John D. Rockefeller establishes the Standard Oil Company
What important business leader opened the National Cash Register Factory in Dayton?
a. Thomas Edison
b. John D. Rockefeller
c. John Patterson
d. Charles Kettering
c. John Patterson
What were hot, crowded, unhealthy and often dangerous places called where women and children worked long hours each day for low wages?
a. tenements
b. immigration stations
c. sweatshops
d. settlement houses
c. sweatshops
How would people in Hungary most likely react after reading a letter sent to them from a Hungarian immigrant describing his high wages and low work hours while living in Ohio?
a. Hungarians would be angry at the letter
b. Hungarians would be more likely to move to Ohio
c. Hungarians would be less likely to move to Ohio
d. Hungarians would not want to have higher wages
b. Hungarians would be more likely to move to Ohio
According to the timeline, how many years after John Patterson opened the National Cash Register Factory did the Hiram House open?
12
What are Orville and Wilbur Wright famous for?
a. they invented the first engine-powered airplane
b. they invented the cash register
c. they invented the self-starter for automobiles
d. they invented rubber tires
a. they invented the first engine-powered airplane
What is a crowded or poorly kept apartment building that many immigrants had no choice but to live in?
a. settlement house
b. tenement
c. immigration station
d. sweatshop
b. tenement
In the year 1870, which city became the most crowded city in the country?
a. Cincinnati, OH
b. New York, NY
c. Los Angeles, CA
d. Columbus, OH
a. Cincinnati, OH
According to the graph, in which year was the population of Cleveland highest?
1900
Which inventor from Milan, Ohio is credited with almost 1,100 inventions including the light bulb?
a. John D. Rockefeller
b. John Patterson
c. Charles Kettering
d. Thomas Edison
d. Thomas Edison
What is a group of workers called who organize to make agreements with their employers?
a. federalists
b. strike
c. sweatshop
d. labor unions
d. labor unions
What became a serious problem in Ohio due to many people being crowded into cities?
a. Ohio’s economy flourished
b. many immigrants learned to speak English
c. many immigrants learned new skills
d. Ohio’s lakes and rivers became polluted due to sewer lines dumping waste straight in to the Cuyahoga River
d. Ohio’s lakes and rivers became polluted due to sewer lines dumping waste straight in to the Cuyahoga River
According to the graph, what was Cleveland’s total population closest to in the year 1870?
100,000
What characteristic of Toledo mayor Samuel “Golden Rule” Jones would be considered a desirable quality that citizens look for in a leader?
a. Mayor Jones respected the rights of others
b. Mayor Jones did not respect the rights of others
c. Mayor Jones believed in very long work days
d. Mayor Jones believed in low wages for workers
a. Mayor Jones respected the rights of others
What is a person called who comes up with new ideas for products and new ways of doing things?
a. an entrepreneur
b. a businessman
c. an abolitionist
d. an inventor
d. an inventor
According to the timeline, in what year did Ohio pass the Children’s Code?
1912
According to the graph, in what year was Cleveland’s total population closest to 300,000?
1890