Studies Weekly Week 16

Front

Before the __________ people couldn't run to the store to buy things, they had to make what they needed.

Back

Industrial Revolution

Front

Things changed because of a process called ________ ___________, which means it was now made quickly by machines.

Back

mass production

Front

As mass production became more popular, fewer people worked on farms and more people worked in ___________

Back

factories

Front

heating water hot enough to run the pistons or turbines in powerful engines

Back

steam power

Front

a group of clothing production factories powered by machines

Back

Slater's mill

Front

a mode of transportation which made it easier and faster to get from place to place

Back

railroad

Front

a new mode of transportation involving goods being transported along waterways

Back

Erie Canal

Front

Why did the British call Samuel Slater “Slater the traitor”?

Back

because he made British machines in America

Front

Why did people move from the country to the city during the Industrial Revolution?

Back

to be closer to their jobs

Front

"Working in a mill was no picnic.” Choose the sentence that best paraphrases this sentence.

Back

It was hard to work in a mill.