Industrial Revolution

During the Industrial Revolution, a new social and economic class that developed was the

• serfs

• rich, or the upper class

• expanded lower class

• middle class

Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?

• England was the most powerful nation in the world

• It wasn't; history has unfairly given England credit for the Industrial Revolution

• England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built

• England was centrally located to many areas like France, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, giving them an advantage to bring in resources and talent from many places

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

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.

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built along swift flowing rivers primarily

• water was a major source of irrigation

• ships could easily deliver goods to factories

• water power was used to drive factory machines

• factory owners preferred to build on inexpensive land

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

• moving

• inflation

• colonization

• urbanization

Which one of following would be a PULL factor for "people moved to the cities during the Industrial Revolution?"

• Family

• Jobs on the farm

• Jobs in factories

• Higher cost of living

This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal?

• flying shuttle

• spinning jenny

• steam engine

• cotton gin

Which two natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?

• wood and peat

• coal and iron

• oil and natural gas

• cotton and tobacco

England is an island. Why was this an advantage during the Industrial Revolution?

• It wasn't an advantage.

• It made it more difficult for other countries to steal England's ideas.

• England has many ports and rivers which allow easier worldwide trade.

• England had tropical weather, which allowed more crops to be grown.