Industrial Revolution Quiz

In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• United States

• Great Britain

• Spain

• France

Why did early factories need to be located near rivers

• Water power was need to run machines

• People often traveled to work on steamboats.

• Fish from the river were used to feed the workers

• The rivers provided a cool breeze

To what does the phrase "facotry system" refer?

• Factories set up along rivers to produce a system of goods

• Factories located in rural areas to escape urbanization

• Workers and machinery producing goods under one roof

• Workers forming the first sytem of labor unions

Who were the majority of Lowell Factory Workers?

• Young men from the cities.

• Boys from nearby farms.

• Men who were married and needed extra income.

• Young, unmarried farm girls

What region of the USA experienced the greatest amount of industrialization in the 1800s?

• Midwest

• South

• Northeast

• West

What effect did factories have on the population of cities in the 1800s?

• Not sure; population records were not kept in the 1800s

• Factories had no population impact on major cities.

• Factories made the population of major cities decrease

• Factories made the population of major cities increase

What is meant by the term "Industrial Revolution?"

• A sudden change in how food was being grown and distributed

• A sudden change in how food was being paid for by workers

• A sudden change in how many different things were being made

• A change in how many different things were being paid for

Which of the following best describes how things were made BEFORE the IR?

• Before=Machines; After=Electronically

• Before=Electronically; after =machine

• Before=Machine; After=By Hand

• Before=By Hand; After =Machine

Which of the following is FALSE?

• Workers worked long hours for low pay

• Many children worked to help bring in money

• There were laws in place to protect the rights of workers

• Typically, factory conditions were bad

Who memorized the plans to the textile mills and brought them to the US?

• Samuel Slater

• Eli Whitney

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Robert Fulton