Industrial Revolution MWH

The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.

• French Revolution
• Machine Revolution
• Industrial Revolution
• Technological Revolution

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• George Washington
• Eli Whitney

In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• United States
• France
• Great Britain

True or false: The steam engine is run by the power of steam.

• True

• False

True or false: Factories were small buildings where products were made in small amounts.

• True

• False

True or false: Mass production is making products that are all the same in large quantities using a machine.

• True

• False

What impact did the Agricultural Revolution have on the population of England?

• The population increased a little.
• The population declined steeply.
• The population increased dramatically.
• The population stayed the same.

Why was Britain a perfect place for the Industrial Revolution?

• It had plentiful resources like iron and coal
• It had the hardest working workers
• It had many gold mines to pay for the factories & supplies
• It had many forests to provide wood to build factories

True or False: The population increase in England helped provide the workers needed to work in the factories.

• True

• False

True or False: There were several causes that led to England having the Industrial Revolution before any other country.

• True

• False