Industrial Revolution

In 1769, Richard Arkwright invented a large spinning machine called a

• spindle

• water frame

• cotton gin

• windmill

What is the area of the United States where the Industrial Revolution began

• South
• Midwest
• New England
• South

He began the factory system in which all manufacturing steps are combined in one place

• Eli Whitney
• Robert Fulton
• Francis Lowell

The first factories in the U.S. primarily focused on creating....

• Machines

• Textiles

• Material

• Cotton

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Massachusetts

• France

• England

• Ireland

The powered loom made textile production easier. What is the best synonym for "textile?"

• Steel

• Coal

• Cloth

• Cotton

The cotton gin and interchangeable parts were inventions of--

• Eli Whitney
• Robert Fulton
• Thomas Edison
• Robert Morse

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

• Factories
• Hand
• Slaves
• Royalty

Which statement is true?

• Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
• Work conditions were closely regulated
• There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
• Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 

This person disguised himself as a farmer to bring the designs of the textile mill to the United States

• Samuel Slater

• Eli Whitney

• George Washington

• John Deere