The Industrial Revolution

the way that a society or nation produces and distributes goods and services

• textile
• economy
• technology
• industrialization

the use of human knowledge to create tools and machines that allow us to navigate and control the environment; does NOT have to be electronic

• industrialization
• technology
• economy
• textile

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

Who invented the telegraph?

• Elias Howe
• Eli Whitney
• Samuel Slater
• Samuel Morse

Until the 1800s, how did most families get the items they needed for daily life?

• They made tools, clothing, materials, and food by hand.
• They bought them from factories.
• They bought them on the Internet.
• They bought them from stores.

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

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• England
• France
• Germany

What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?

• The First Economic Revolution

• The Third Glorious Revolution

• The Second Agricultural Revolution

• The First French Revolution

The system in which the government owns and controls the means of production, such as mines and factories, is called?

• fascism
• socialism
• capitalism
• mercantilism

Who designed the first efficient steam engine?

• James Hargreaves
• John Kay
• Richard Arkwright
• James Watt