Industrial Revolution, Technology, Transportation & Immigration

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• New England

• Great Britain

• Ireland

• Germany

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

• a decline in number of immigrants

• the overall lowering of standard of living

• a decrease in agricultural production

• the rapid growth of cities

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built along swift flowing rivers. Why?

• water was a major source of irrigation

• water power was used to drive factory machines

• factory owners preferred to build on inexpensive land

• ships could easily deliver goods to factories

Which of the following was a major effect of the Industrial Revolution?

• Poverty was completely eliminated.

• Societies moved from agriculture to industry.

• The number of wars between countries decreased dramatically.

• Unemployment increased dramatically.

The Industrial revolution created a new class of people who focused on hard work, education and maintaining their social status.

• Upper

• Middle

• Lower

• Poor

Some of the machines invented in the 18th and 19th centuries were:

• telephones, geographic positioning system, radios, airplanes

• water wheel, steam engine, railroads, flying shuttle, telegraph, spinning jenny

• sailboats, automobiles, wheel barrels, clocks, word processors

• automatic washer, hair dryer, rockets, space shuttles, hose pipe

Who invented interchangeable parts?

• Nat Turner

• Samuel Slater

• Eli Whitney

• Frances Cabot Lowell

The Industrial Revolution began in what area in the United States?

• Southern States

• The Midwest States

• New England States

• Rhode Island

• Massachusetts

He began the factory system in which all manufacturing steps are combined in one place.

• Eli Whitney

• Samuel Slater

• Frances Cabot Lowell

• Nat Turner

This artificial waterway was built to connect New York City with the Great Lakes Region to the Atlantic Ocean.

• Mississippi River

• National Road

• Cumberland Road

• Erie Canal