
Lesson 7.1 Industrial Revolution Quiz
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How did markets resolve scarcity during the Industrial Revolution?
by increasing demand so that producers would make more
by reducing prices so that people could buy more
by increasing prices so that producers would make more
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which physical geographic feature attracted factories?
a hilly landscape with falling streams
poor soil encouraging people to give up farming
a nearby coastline for easy access to England
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What caused employers to take less interest in the welfare of their workers?
competition with other employers for sales
knowledge that European workers accepted worse conditions
employers’ increased wealth
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which was the most important drawback to city life in the mid-1800s?
crime
disease
housing shortages
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which group turned to factory jobs as a result of technological innovations in the mid-1800s?
telegraph operators
farm workers
farm owners
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which was the main reason young women were drawn to working in mills?
They wanted greater economic freedom.
They welcomed the excitement of city life.
Mill work was easier than working on a farm.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Who brought the first textile factory to America?
Francis Cabot Lowell
Eli Whitney
Samuel Slater
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