Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

Because Great Britain had the _________ The Industrial Revolution began.

• Factors of production
• least amount of people
• most farms
• least amount of natural resources

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• France
• The US
• Britain
• the Netherlands

Because of the Industrial Revolution, the cottage industry?

• became more successful
• ended
• hired more people
• had more injuries  at work

Which led to the growth of cities

• better farming tools
• immigration from Russia
• better cars
• people looking for jobs

The cotton gin...

• helped speed up cotton production
• spun cotton into fabric
• plowed the fields faster
• dyed fabric blue

How did improved agriculture contribute to population growth?

• there was more wool for warmer clothes
• there was a surplus (extra) food
• horses could be used for transportation
• better sanitation

The Industrial Revolution created more jobs in all of the following EXCEPT

• railroad industry
• factories
• coal mining
• farming

A person who sets up a new business for profit is known as?

• anarchist
• Journalist
• entreprenuer
• Inventor

An early production method was called cottage industry because workers _________.

• built cottages
• worked in their homes
• lived in factories
• made cottage cheese

The spinning jenny __________.

• wove cloth quickly
• was powered by water
• made production slow
• spun many threads at one time