STAAR REVIEW - Industrial Revolution

What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?

• ruralization
• colonization
• inflation
• urbanization

What are identical components that can be used in place of each other?

• Interchangeable parts
• Factories
• Dynamos
• Assembly Lines

The _________ was invited by Samuel Morse in order to help the railroads. 

• Telegraph
• Telephone
• Telescope
• Television

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

• Cartel
• Corporation
• Factory
• Urbanization

What innovation increased the transportation of goods and people?

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

This machine separated the seed from cotton fibers.

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

Mass production led to:

• Products being more superior in quality
• goods became less expensive
• laborers received higher wages
• industries moved to rural areas

Why did "cottage industry" come to an end?

• Too many people moved to the city.
• It was replaced by the factory system.
• The need for textiles decreased.
• Women who worked in cottage industries went on strike.

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

One effect of the cotton gin was that ____.

• farmers could plant more cotton in limited space
• the need for enslaved labor decreased
• the seeds of the cotton plant no longer stuck to the fibers
• workers could process more cotton