Inventions Quiz

How did the seed drill impact the Industrial Revolution?

• Less farmers were needed to grow crops, so they moved to cities looking for jobs

• it planted seeds more accurately, which meant more farmers were needed in rural areas

• it destroyed crops, so factories needed to manufacture food instead

The cotton gin was important because

• it processed cotton quickly and in larger quantities - more cotton for textile factories

• it could no longer be used on farms - factories had to have them

• it lowered the demand for cotton, making steel a bigger industry in Britain

All of the following inventions helped people communicate more and across further distances EXCEPT

• telephone

• telegraph

• radio

• spinning jenny

A spinning jenny was important to textile factories because

• it could spin thread faster (although it did have to be hand powered)

• it could weave a quilt in half the time it took a single person

• it created the assembly line

Fill in the blank: The water frame meant that machines needed to be close to ______________________ in order to get power.

• a water source, like a river

• a coal mine

• a railroad

• iron ore deposits

These inventions led to quicker transportation for people, and across further distances (select all that apply)

• steamship

• steam locomotive

• automobile

• telegraph

• water frame

Fill in the blank: After the steam engine was invented, factories could be _______________________ - they were no longer tied to water as a power source.

• anywhere

• near a river

• in the center of town

• in rural areas