History of Manufacturing

What does manufacturing mean?

• Changing materials into usable products in a workshop or factory

• Made by hand

• Both A and B

• None of the above

Which statement is true?

• Before the 1800’s products were made using robotics.

• Before the 1800’s the majority of products were manufactured in factories.

• Before the 1800’s virtually all products were made by hand

• None of these are true.

The barter system was…

• The importing of goods from other countries

• The exchange of excess goods from a family for goods from another

• The sale of goods to a store

• None of the above

The mercantile system was…

• The importing of goods from other countries

• The exchange excess goods from a family for goods from another

• The sale of goods to a merchant who sold them through a store.

• None of the above

The first form of manufacturing was used in…

• Tool making

• Shoe making

• The production line

• The ford automobile

The Englishman credited for starting the Industrial Revolution in 1769 with his invention of the steam engine was…..

• Henry Ford.

• Albert Einstein.

• George Washington.

• James Watt.

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What was the advantage of using the steam engine in manufacturing?

• The power supplied by the steam engine was available 24 hours a day.

• The steam engine replaced horses as the source of power.

• Products contained less defects.

• All of these.

What factors played a key role in the start of the industrial revolution?

• New manufacturing machines were being invented.

• A new power source (steam) was introduced.

• Products were beginning to be made in factories.

• All of these.

Which of these is not a source of power?

• Wind

• Human

• Water

• Wheel

Before the steam engine where were most factories built?

• In a big city.

• Next to a river or stream.

• On a lake.

• In the mountains.