Industrial Revolution & Imperialism

A Labor Union is

• An association of workers who unite to improve the rights of workers and their working conditions

• A political party based on the idea that resources can be owned by private individuals.

• An association of bosses and private business owners who unite to prevent workers from uniting.

• A form of government run by religion.

What is urbanization?

• movement of people for religious reasons.

• movement of people from the continent of North America to the continent of Africa

• movement of people from rural areas, or farms, to cities

• movement of people from cities to rural areas, or farms.

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

• water was a major source of irrigation

• water power was used to power factory machines

• ships could easily deliver goods to factories

• ships could bring in supplies

A reason some businesses hired children was:

• To provide the children a bright future and opportunities

• So they could save money by paying the children less money

• So the children could take care of the heavy labor required for their business

• To improve their public image

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• America

• Britain/England

• China

• Wakanda

What source of energy does the steam engine use?

• gasoline

• coal

• wood

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• England
• France
• Germany

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

Why did the Industrial Revolution happened first in Britain?

• Because the British were nice to offer

• They like British's culture

• Because Britain had a large supply of iron, coal, water, etc

• People were poor

Why were children hired as laborers during the Industrial Age?

• They could be payed less and fit into tight confined spaces

• They were the smartest people of the era

• Kids didn't want to go to school back then

• All the above