Industrialization

A period of time when products go from home-made to machine made in factories.

• agricutlure

• industrialization

• mathamatics

• environmentalism

Mass production led to:

• Products being more superior in quality
• goods became less expensive
• laborers received higher wages
• industries moved to rural areas

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

• Moving
• colonization
• inflation
• urbanization

This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.

• flying shuttle
• steam engine
• spinning jenny
• cotton gin

Where were most factories built before the steam engine was invented?

• in the mountains
• in the desert
• along rivers
• anywhere

Why were railroads so important during this time?

• they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
• they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
• people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city

The economy of the north was based on ___________.

• manufacturing
• agriculture
• capitalism
• tourism

The economy of the south was based on _________.

• manufacturing
• agriculture
• tourism
• trade

The Industrial Revolution describes a time when

• people rejected socialism and began calling for capitalism.
• people began to use the scientific method to find answers to their questions.
• work done by machines in factories replaced work done by hand.
• industrialized nations created overseas colonies.

Which of the following DECREASED as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?

• the life expectancy of the average worker
• the size of the middle class
• the length of the average work day for factory workers
• urbanization