Industrial Revolution

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

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

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

• School
• Corporation
• Factory
• Urbanization

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 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

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

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. 

What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?

• Very extravagant
• Strict housing regulations
• Spacious and luxurious
• Crowded and unsanitary

Why was the invention, and improvement, of the light bulb so important?

• It started the Industrial Revolution in the U.S.

• It made Alexander G. Bell famous.

• It made the use of electricity popular.

• It led to the invention of the telegraph.

Who became famous for inventing the first motorized airplane in 1903?

• Thomas Edison & Thomas Watson

• Frank & Charles Duryea

• Orville & Wilbur Wright

• Lewis Lattimer & Alexander G. Bell