29. The Making of Industrial America

Which of the following countries did NOT have the economy to support industrialization in the mid-1700s?

• Great Britain

• China

• Russia

• Japan

Which of the following was used for fuel at the beginning of the industrial revolution

• wood

• coal

• electricity

• natural gas

____ invented the flying shuttle.

• Thomas Edison

• John Kay

• Samuel Crompton

• Edmund Cartwright

_____ invented the spinning mule

• Edmund Cartwright

• John Kay

• Samuel Crompton

• Eli Whitney

____ invented the power loom.

• Samuel Crompton

• Edmund Cartwright

• John Kay

• Thomas Edison

Henry Bessemer invented a process to create _____.

• textiles

• iron

• nuclear power

• steel

Which of the following were complaints of factory workers

• low wages

• not enough vacation time

• dangerous working conditions

• long hours

Strikes by industrial workers were very effective during the early 1800s.

• True

• False

The Industrial Revolution started in the ____ industry.

• meat packing

• automobile

• textile

• steel

Which of the following were present in North America at the time of industrialization

• plentiful land

• many natural resources

• small population

• little money