8th Grade - Chapter 13:1 Quiz

The industrial Revolution began in:

• The United States

• Germany

• Belgium

• Great Britain

The first industry to be revolutionized was the _________ industry.

• Coal

• Textile

• Iron

• Steel

The man responsible for smuggling factory plans to the United States was:

• Eli Whitney

• Albert Gallatin

• Samuel Slater

• Richard Arkwright

The man responsible for developing the innovation of interchangeable parts in factories was:

• Eli Whitney

• Albert Gallatin

• Samuel Slater

• Richard Arkwright

The man who thought most Americans would prefer to work on their own privately owned farms was:

• Eli Whitney

• Albert Gallatin

• Samuel Slater

• Richard Arkwright

The man who invented the water frame spinning machine was:

• Eli Whitney

• Albert Gallatin

• Samuel Slater

• Richard Arkwright

The first industrial factory in the U.S. was in which state?

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

• Massachusetts

• New York