Industrial Revolution

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• when people went from hunting and gathering to farming

• when engines, machines and factories were developed

• when the first men went to the moon

When did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• 1700s

• 1900s

• 1990s

Why were steam engines better than machines powered by wind, water, horses or humans.

• They could run for long hours and could be placed anywhere

• It was slow

• It could not run all the time

Why did businesses build factories?

• in order to store old machines like those with horse, wind and water power

• to have machines in one place for workers to operate

Before the Industrial Revolution people mostly worked...

• in cities

• in factories

• on farms

After the Industrial Revolution people mostly worked...

• in rural areas

• in factories

• on farms

Why were there more jobs for people during the Industrial Revolution?

• factories needed more people to operate the machines

• factories provided jobs for men women and children

• there weren't more jobs for people during the Industrial revolution

What was bad about working in a factory?

• they worked long hours and the working conditions were difficult

• the working conditions were great in factories