Industrial Revolution

the process of moving from an agricultural society, in which most goods are handmade, to a society that thrives on machine-manufactured goods

• textile
• economy
• industrialization
• technology

fabric that is woven

• technology
• textile
• economy
• industrialization

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

In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• United States
• France
• Great Britain

Where were most factories built?

• in the mountains
• in the desert
• along rivers

Who invented cotton gin and interchangeable parts?

• John Deere
• Eli Whitney
• Samuel Slater
• Elias Howe

How did the Industrial Revolution change the way we create goods?

• we made fewer products
• we made better quality products
• we made products from home
• mass production & cheaper goods

The cotton gin was invented by _____, which helped separate seeds from cotton fiber.

• Eli Whitney
• Henry Ford
• Robert Fulton
• Edmund Cartwright

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

• Factories
• Hand
• Slaves
• Royalty

What product was first made using machines in factories?

• Steel
• textiles
• locomotives
• flying shuttles