Industrial Revolution Quiz

Which of the following did NOT increase as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?

• Urbanization

• The size of the middle class

• The length of the average work day

• The life expectancy of the average worker

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• Increased purchase of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields.

• The transition to mass production and use of factories

• A widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14 hour days, 6 days a week.

• Increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s.

Fenced-in or hedged- in fields

• Crop Rotation

• Enclosures

• Spinning Jenny

• Corporations

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Massachusetts

• France

• England

The first factories in the U.S. focused on creating....

• Machines

• Textiles

• Cotton

During the mid-1800s the development of the factory system in the United States contributed to .....

• a decline in number of immigrants

• the rapid growth of cities

• decrease in standard of living

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built along rivers because

• water was a major source of irrigation

• ships could easily deliver goods to factories

• water power was used to power factory machines

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

• flying shuttle

• spinning jenny

• steam engine

Which two natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?

• wood and peat

• coal and iron

• oil and natural gas

England is an island. Why was this an advantage during the Industrial Revolution?

• It wasn't an advantage.

• It made it more difficult for other countries to steal England's ideas.

• England has many ports and rivers which allow easier worldwide trade.