US History Unit 3 Part 1

What is a revolution?

• a time a great change

• a period of no change

• a disagreement between people

• a small change

When did the Industrial Revolution occur in the US?

• from the early 1600s to the mid 1700s

• from the early 1700s to the mid 1800s

• from the late 1700s through the mid 1800s

• from the late 1800s through the 1900s

What happened to the US textile industry during the Industrial Revolution?

• It moved from the factory into the home

• More and more craftspeople wove cloth by hand

• Machines started doing work that people used to do by hand

• It moved to England, where there was more advanced technology

Urbanization is the process of people moving to cities and those cities growing larger.

• True

• False

Many craftspeople could no longer make a living because they could not compete with the factory machines.

• True

• False

Farmworkers were not affected by the Industrial Revolution.

• True

• False

Most factory towns were built in areas that had raw materials, good transportation, nearby markets and power sources.

• True

• False

The ____________ was one of most important inventions of the Industrial Revolution.

• steam engine

• automobile

• computer

• wheel

Steam-powered engines were not as efficient as the waterpower used before.

• True

• False

In cities, large families usually lived in

• spacious homes

• large apartments

• small, crowded rooms