12. Read this excerpt from The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington about automobiles in Indiana:
“They'll never amount to anything but a nuisance. They had no business to be invented.”
How does this quote reflects Indiana's attitude to automobiles in the early 1900s?
A.) Most Hoosiers resisted the spread of the automobile because it did not improve farming or transportation.
B.) Indiana created laws to keep automobile manufacturers out of the state due to pollution concerns.
C.) Most Hoosiers welcomed automobiles as useful rather than see as a nuisance.
D.) The automobile gave Hoosiers unlimited freedom, regardless of race.
13. During the early 1900s, immigrants from which of these regions entered Indiana in the large numbers?
A.) South Africa
B.) South America
C.) southeastern and southern Asia
D.) southern and eastern Europe
14. How did improvements in machinery change the lives of young Hoosiers?
A.) Young Hoosiers spend more time on the farm helping in the fields.
B.) Young Hoosiers spent more time in the house helping with chores.
C.) Young Hoosier spent more time creating a handmade goods, such as clothing.
D.) Young Hoosier spend more time enjoying social and cultural opportunities.
15. How did the location of Indianapolis affect the state's economy? Select all that apply. (THERE ARE 2!!)
A.) The city's central location made it easier to transport goods.
B.) It connected the city to the state's main manufacturing center in the South.
C.) The city's location prevented expansion and hurt the economy.
D.) Factories boomed because coal became cheaper to transport.
16. What pushed immigrants to move to Indiana? What attracted them to Indiana?
17. Describe two positive effects and two negative effects industrialization had on Indiana towns and cities.
18. How did interurban travel change life for Hoosiers?
