The Growth of Cities

The term that best describes factory work during the 1800s is

• rewarding.

• varied.

• repetitive.

• complicated.

In what way did industrialization affect the working class?

• They improved their standard of living.

• They fell far below other classes.

• They became more successful

• They were absorbed into the middle class.

What was the biggest effect that new technology had on farm workers?

• Most workers learned new skills.

• Most workers became more efficient.

• Many workers could earn more in less time.

• Many workers lost their jobs.

What was the main reason for poor living conditions in cities?

• Cities didn’t care about the welfare of new workers.

• New workers could not adapt to living in city buildings.

• New workers did not clean up after themselves.

• Cities were not prepared for so many new workers.

The term slum means

• a noisy, busy city filled with many residents.

• a busy neighborhood with apartment buildings.

• an industrial neighborhood containing many factories.

• a crowded area with run-down housing and high poverty.

Workers were attracted to industrial cities because

• they offered workers the chance to use their skills in new ways.

• they offered many cultural and educational opportunities.

• they offered workers the opportunity to earn higher wages.

• they offered better living conditions than rural farms.

Why were factory conditions so bad at the start of the Industrial Revolution?

• Factory owners wanted to maximize profits.

• Laws were not in place to protect workers.

• There was too much work and too few workers.

• Workers were used to poor conditions.

By paying low wages, factory owners were able to

• increase their profits in a competitive environment.

• avoid overcrowding and accidents on the factory floor.

• hire fewer workers to perform a variety of tasks.

• promise higher pay as an incentive to work harder.

Early in the Industrial Revolution, factory owners employed many

• women.

• children.

• miners.

• artisans.

New laws that were passed during the Industrial Revolution helped city residents by

• creating more jobs for industrial workers.

• giving children the option to attend school.

• improving the standard of living in cities.

• enabling people to move to the upper class.