The Industrial Revolution

What is the movement from rural areas (country) to urban areas (cities) called?

• Moving

• Colonization

• Immigration

• Urbanization

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• England

• France

• America

• Germany

What invention powered factories and allowed them to be built anywhere? This invention also powered ships and railroads ?

• Spinning Jenny

• Steam Engine

• Power Saw

• Cotton Gin

What impact did factories like the one shown in the image have on people's health and the environment ?

• They created air and water pollution

• It caused health problems for people who lived and worked around them.

• They contained dangerous conditions in which workers often were injured or killed.

• All the above are correct

Which of the following was NOT part of daily life for workers in the factories during the Industrial Revolution ?

• Low wages

• Safe working conditions

• Dangerous working conditions

• Widespread pollution

How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?

• Made the crime rate decrease

• Led to an increase in farm workers

• Make the cities cleaner and safer

• Led to an increase in population and overcrowding

Mass production from factories led to:

• Products became more superior in quality

• Goods became less expensive

• Laborers received higher wages

• Industries moved to rural areas

Who designed the first efficient steam engine?

• James Hargreaves

• John Kay

• Eli Whitney

• James Watt

Louis Pasteur discovered a link between diseases and ____.

• Poisoned water

• Spoiled milk

• Bacteria

• Raw meat

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

• Telegraph and Morse Code

• Telephone

• Electricity

• Spinning Jenny