Industrialization

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

• agricutlure

• industrialization

• mathamatics

• environmentalism

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• England
• France
• Germany

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

This machine separated the seed from cotton fibers.

• Spinning Mule
• Spinning Jenny
• Steam Engine
• Cotton Gin

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Eli Whitney
• Jim Morse
• James Watt
• the guy that delivers your pizza

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

One effect of the cotton gin was that ____.

• farmers could plant more cotton in limited space
• the need for enslaved labor decreased
• the seeds of the cotton plant no longer stuck to the fibers
• workers could process more cotton

The economy of the north was based on ___________.

• manufacturing
• agriculture
• capitalism
• tourism