Industrial Revolution People

Industrial Revolution

Inventions and Important People of the Industrial Revolution

Multiple Choice

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• England
• France
• Germany

Multiple Choice

What was the Spinning Jenny used for?

• Weaving Cloth

• Sorting Cotting

• Making Electricity

• Transportation

Multiple Choice

Who invented the Spinning Jenny?

• Thomas Edison

• James Hargreaves

• Albert Einstein

• Eli Whitney

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a good reason to have factories in New England?

• They had lots of fast moving cars.

• They had many ponds that would be great for cooling off the metal parts.

• They many fast flowing rivers that would power the factory machines.

Multiple Choice

The invention of these made it possible to replace a broken part with ease instead of having to wait for custom replacements

• mass production

• division of labor

• interchangeable parts

Multiple Choice

This invention turned rivers into busy routes for traders and travelers.

• Railroads

• Steamboat

• Telegraph

• Mechanical Reaper

Multiple Choice

Who invented the steamboat 1804?

• Cyrus Mc Cormick
• Elias Howe
• Samuel F.B. Morse
• Robert Fulton

Multiple Select

The telegraph...

• was invented by Morse Code

• allowed people to communicate instantaneously

• allowed the government to share information quickly

• connected continents, like America to Europe

Multiple Choice

What did Samuel Morse invent?

• Telegraph and Morse Code

• telephone

• electricity

• radio