Industrial Revolution

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

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

In the early days of the first Industrial Revolution, which item was manufactured in great numbers at newly built factories?

• textiles

• industrial machines

• cars

• household goods like cookware

Which of the following best defines the term capital when referencing the Industrial Revolution?

• a city where industrial production increased, became an important city for a nation's economy

• money, equipment, and/or resources that were used in the production of goods

• a type of investment that helped a factory or business get started

• none of these best define capital

Karl Marx spelled out how he believed that workers should rise up against factory owners, outlining the basic principles of

• capitalism

• socialism

• communism

• command economies

Which of the following best describes industrialization?

• nations began to rely on one another for trade of various goods and resources after the beginning of the Industrial Revolution

• smaller nations needed assistance from their larger neighbors, so they formed trade alliances

• more and more people began to move to cities, away from rural areas

• advancement in technology to produce goods on a larger scale and a reliance on manufacturing of goods instead of individuals producing goods themselves

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.

What was a nickname given to the steam locomotive?

• Steamy

• Iron Wagon

• Iron Horse

• Steam Horse

What did Samuel Morse invent?

• the steam engine

• the steamboat

• the telegraph machine

• the telephone

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Eli Whitney
• Jim Morse
• James Watt
• the guy that delivers your pizza