Industrial Revolution

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• England
• France
• Germany

This machine separated the seed from cotton fibers.

• Spinning Mule
• Spinning Jenny
• Steam Engine
• Cotton Gin

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

Who invented the dynamo (electrical generator)?

• George Stepheson
• James Hargreaves
• Michael Faraday
• Richard Arkwright

The Industrial revolution created a new ____________ class.

• Upper
• Poor
• Lower
• Middle

Who invented the flying shuttle?

• Thomas Malthus
• Robert Owen
• John Kay
• George Stepheson

The process of taking over and fencing off land formally owned by peasant farmers.

• communism
• enclosure movement
• utilitarianism
• laissez-faire

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• Eli Whitney
• Benjamin Franklin
• Joseph Stalin
• Samuel Slater

What process allowed steel to be made quickly and cheaply?

• Bessemer Process
• Democratic Process
• Bethlehem Process
• Magma Process

Which statement is true?

• Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
• Work conditions were closely regulated
• There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
• Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly.