The Industrial Revolution Quiz

Which of the following best defines the Industrial Revolution?

• 19th century economic movement powered by the factory system and innovations in machine mass production of goods

• 21st century

  19th century economic movement powered by the factory system and innovations in machine mass production of goods

• 19th Century Social Movement that replaced the labor of people with machine technology

• 21st Century population boom that drove the growth of city populations and industry

The father of the factory system is known as __________________.

Which of the following BEST define the term Factory System?

• Method of manufacturing that uses machines and the division of human labor to mass produce products

• Manufacturing that produces goods and products with 100% human labor

• System in which labor is divided into different specialized sectors and people labor to produce goods

• System in which factories are employed to produce products in large quantities

New investments in machine technology during the Industrial Revolution is an example of...

• Economic Impact on society

• Political Impact on society

• Social Impact on society

• None are correct

The rapid growth of cities during the Industrial Revolution is an example of...

• Social impact on society

• Economic impact on society

• Political impact on society

• None are correct

A divided Federal Government during the Industrial Revolution as a result of the battle between Industrial States and Agriculture States is an example of...

• Political Impact on Society

• Economic Impact on Society

• Social Impact on Society

• All are correct

New Markets form for new products, competition between makers of goods for buyers during the Industrial Revolution is an example of...

• Economic Impact on Society

• Social Impact on Society

• Political Impact on Society

• All are correct

The creation of Wage labor creating an American working class is an example of...

• Social and Economic Impact on society

• Political and Social Impact on society

• Economic Impact on Society

• Social, Economic, and Political impact on society

The Industrial vs Agriculture conflict in government is best described as...

• Political struggle between the States at the Federal level of government

• Political struggle between the States at the State level

• Social struggle between the owner class and the working class

• Economic struggle between the rich and the poor

Francis Cabot Lowell hiring practices were ​ (a)   ​because he hired young ​ (b)   ​ to work in his ​​ (c)   .

• innovative
• farm girls
• mills
• factories
• farm boys
• families
• brand new
• provide low wages