PA Chapter 4 Social Studies

What product was first made using machines in factories?

• Steel
• textiles
• locomotives
• flying shuttles

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

• Low wages
• Safe working conditions
• Dangerous working conditions
• Widespread pollution

A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.

• Cartel
• Corporation
• Factory
• Urbanization

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

• Factories
• Hand
• Slaves
• Royalty

Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

• Jobs in factories
• Jobs on the farm
• Family
• Friends

This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.

• flying shuttle
• steam engine
• spinning jenny
• cotton gin

Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?

• wood and peat
• oil and natural gas
• coal and iron
• cotton and tobacco

What innovation increased the transportation of goods and people?

• Flying Shuttle
• Spinning Jenny
• Steam Engine
• Water Frame

When workers in a union refuse to work until conditions improve

• Urbanization
• Labor Union
• Factory System
• Strike

Why were railroads so important during this time?

• they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
• they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
• people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city