Industrial Revolution Quiz

What did the Bessemer process achieve?

• It created electric power to streetcars.
• It allowed meat to be processed and refrigerated.
• It more efficiently converted iron to steel.
• It allowed planes to travel faster and farther distances. 

What impact did inventions such as the telephone, sewing machine, and typewriter have in the role of women in American society? 

• These inventions were controlled byt he government and therefore limited their role in American politics.
• These inventions provided new job opportunities for children, leaving women with more tasks at home. 
• These inventions pushed women further out of the working world. 
• These inventions provided new job opportunities to women. 

How would you categorize land, workers, new ideas and inventions, and capital?

• Items needed for agriculture
• Factors of production
• Changes after the Civil War
• Supply and demand

How did the crop rotation system that developed in Britain during the agricultural revolution increase crop yields?

• By growing crops in all areas of enclosures

• By increasing nutrients in the soil

• By ensuring that more of the seeds that were planted actually sprouted

• By decreasing the amount of land used to grow crops.

All of the following were the results of the agricultural revolution in Britain EXCEPT that:

• Food prices decreased

• The number of farmers increased

• Population increased

• The average size of farms increased

Which of the following was the first area to undergo major industrialization?

• Banking

• Railroads

• Coal Mining

• Textile Manufacturing

Which of the following did NOT increase as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?

• Urbanization

• The size of the middle class

• The length of the average work day

• The life expectancy of the average worker

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• Increased purchase of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields.

• Increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th-century

• A widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14 hour days, 6 days a week.

• Increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s.

What were the three factors of production required to drive the Industrial Revolution?

• Land, Labor, Capital

• Government, Military, Colonies

• Raw Materials, Natural Resources, Man-made Goods

• Road, Railway, and Water Transport

Joined workers together

• Labor Unions

• Industrial Revolution

• Entrepreneurs

• Corporations