Industrial Revolution Factory life

The term laissez-faire roughly translates to mean

• leave alone

• resist

• freedom

• control

In the early days of the 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

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

Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?

• England was the most powerful nation in the world

• It wasn't; history has unfairly given England credit for the Industrial Revolution

• England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built

• England was centrally located to many areas like France, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, giving them an advantage to bring in resources and talent from many places

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• England
• France
• Germany

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

• Low wages
• Safe working conditions
• Dangerous working conditions
• Widespread pollution

"yes, in the morning, I could scarcely walk...if I had a thousand pounds I would give them to have the use of my limbs again"
According to the testimony above what impact did child labor in the factories have on children's health?

• their health would increase and get stronger
• their health would decrease often losing the use of their limbs
• their health would not be impacted
• their health would only be impacted if they lost a limb

Thomas Hood, from the "The Song of the Shirt" a poem that appeared in Punch Magazine (London) in 1843 and quickly became a public sensation, being turned into a popular song.

With fingers weary and worn,With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch! stitch! stitch!In poverty, hunger, and dirt,And still with a voice of dolorous pitch.   She sang the "Song of the Shirt."

The above poem represents women from what new social class created as a result of the Industrial Revolution. 

• The Middle Class
• Peasant Farming Class
• The Industrial Working Class
• The Upper Class

One on the major complaints made by factory reformers concerned the state of the buildings that the children were forced to work in. Dr. Ward, who visited textile factories in Manchester in 1819 wrote: 

"I have had frequent opportunities of seeing people coming out from the factories and occasionally attending as patients. Last summer I visited three cotton factories with Dr. Clough of Preston and Mr. Barker of Manchester and we could not remain ten minutes in the factory without gasping for breath. How it is possible for those who are doomed to remain there twelve or fifteen hours to endure it? If we take into account the heated temperature of the air, and the contamination of the air, it is a matter of astonishment to my mind, how the work people can bear the confinement for so great a length of time." 

How did the creation of factories impact the environment?

• Factories created a more suitable environment
• Factories caused increased air and water pollution
• Factories did not have an impact on the environment
• Factories used up all the drinking water