Industrial Revolution

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Africa

• China

• England

• United States

Eight-hour work days, improved safety measures, and the outlawing of child labor were all accomplishments fought for by?

• Labor Unions

• Business Leaders

• Strike

• Palm Beach Lakes

Which of the following was NOT a danger of being a miner?

• Explosions and flooding in mines

• Coal dust harming your lungs

• Working in darkness

• Clean working conditions

One problem for the industrial working class poor was that the drinking water had this problem?

• Urbanized

• Contaminated

• Tenement

• Stressed

Which of the following is true about the Industrial Revolution?

• Most working class women worked in textile factories or as domestic servants

• Working class neighborhoods and apartments were safe and well built

• Factory women gained equal rights including equal pay to men’s pay

• The factory system gave working class mothers more time to spend with their kids

One impact of the railroad was

• Slowed travel times between cities

• Trains were expensive and cost factory owners more money

• Railroad construction motivated other industries like iron and coal

• Trains slowed down urbanization because more people moved to farms

All of the following were reasons the Industrial Revolution began in England EXCEPT:

• It had large deposits of iron and coal

• England had lots of colonies to supply raw materials

• England had lots of banks to invest in new factories

• The English government did not have strict laws to protect patents

Which of the following is true of the Industrial Revolution

• The industrial revolution first began in France

• The first industry to use machines and factories was textiles

• By the end of the industrial revolution, most factories were powered by rivers

• The industrial revolution helped bring an end to slavery in America

The two new social classes were

• the working poor and the poor

• the middle class and the poor

• the wealthy and the poor

• the middle class and the working poor

Another term for business people is

• socialists

• economists

• entrepreneurs

• capitalists