8th Grade - Industrial Revolution

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

• Factories
• Hand
• Slaves
• Royalty

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• Changes and advancements in government
• Changes and advancements in militarism
• Changes and advancements in religion
• Changes and advancements in the production of goods

How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?

• Made the crime rate decrease
• Led to an increase in farm workers
• Make the cities cleaner and safer
• Led to an increase in population in the cities

What was the first industry affected by the Industrial Revolution?

• Automobile
• Railroad
• Textile
• Telephone

What was the purpose of labor unions?

• Negotiate as a group for bigger factories
• Negotiate as a group for better working conditions
• Negotiate as a group for a political revolution
• Negotiate as a group for a social revolution

_____ is the change in the method of producing goods (from hand tools to machines in factories).

• Social Class 
• Industrial Revolution
• Agricultural Revolution
• Bourgeoisie 

What is a textile?

• A multi-spindle spinning wheel
• An automatic machine loom 
• cloth or fabric
• goods that help create a text in type or print

Why is the cotton Gin important?

• Because it allowed for a huge increase in the production of cotton.
• because it was the bomb
• because eli Whitney made it

How did the Cotton Gin allow for a huge increase in the production of cotton?

• It cleaned cotton of it's seeds quicker than a person could by hand.
• It was handy
• It was dandy
• It was created by eli whitney 

James Watt is credited with the following:

• invention of the cotton gin
• urbanization
• improvements on the computer
• improvements on the steam engine