Chapter 23 • Master

Why were resources like coal and iron important to the Industrial Revolution? [7-3.4]

• They were needed to help explorers locate colonies.

• They were used to power and build the machines.

• They were traded for cash crops in the Americas.

• They were exchanged for goods in trading posts.

Why were factories built during the Industrial Revolution? [7-3.4]

• Landowners needed storage space for crops.

• New machines became too large for homes.

• Owners needed a place to keep their boats.

• Cottage industries were becoming unsanitary.

Why were the first factories of the Industrial Revolution originally built near rivers? [7-3.4]

• Rivers provided drinking water for the factory workers.

• Factory owners needed a place to keep their yachts.

• The running water provided power for textile machines.

• Natural resources like coal and iron were in the rivers.

What effect of the Industrial Revolution does this picture best represent? [7-3.4]

• the rise of the middle class
• the increase in urban population
• the decrease of infectious diseases
• the creation of the health care system

How did the spinning jenny and power loom change production? [7-3.4]

• They increased the number of cash crops.

• They increased transportation of goods.

• They increased interchangeable parts.

• They increased the speed of weaving.

During the Industrial Revolution what did inventions like the flying shuttle, power loom, and spinning jenny do? [7-3.4]

• increased textile production

• powered new transportation

• improved farming methods

• supported the cottage industry

How did inventions like the spinning jenny and the water frame lead to mass production? [7-3.4]

• The demand for hand-made products increased.

• Textile goods were made faster at a cheaper price.

• Coal was easier to mine because of these inventions.

• Steel machines were manufactured in cottage industries.

Why did ships and trains suddenly become important to the Industrial Revolution? [7-3.4]

• The steam engine made travel faster for humans and goods.

• The coal engine made travel faster for humans and goods.

• The oil engine made travel faster for humans and goods.

• The spinning mule engine made travel faster for humans and goods.

What occurred as a result of the railway construction boom that followed the advancement of the locomotive? [7-3.4]

• More jobs were created as the need to build and man new railroads grew.

• Less jobs were created as the need to build and man new railroads grew.

• It became much harder to transport goods and people.

• It became much harder to transport medicine and technology.

What was the importance of the steam engine to both land and water transportation? [7-3.4]

• made travel much faster, encouraged longer trade and increased human travel

• dramatically slowed human traffic

• made crossing oceans with ships and tunnels easier

• discouraged the development of trade to far off places