Industrial Revolution Review/Study Guide

Which statement best describes the Industrial Revolution?

• Inventions made life easier for people

• Created more jobs in agriculture

• Cooking was a main way people made money

• Life was much more difficult due a lack of machines

Children were used in factories because...

• Factory owners wanted to make sure children were taken good care of

• Children were faster and better at working on machines than adults

• Children don't need as much sleep as adults

• Children could be paid less and listened to orders betters

Which describes the working conditions of the factories?

• workers were paid fairly for work

• clean and safe

• dangerous and gross

• it was challenging but workers were paid a lot

What invention helped people migrate west?

• elevators

• telegraph

• railroad

• lightbulb

Which inventions needs electricity?

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What happened to the population in cities during the Industrial Revolution?

• increased

• decreased

• stayed the same

How did machines effect production of goods?

• Production was faster and allowed prices to decrease

• Production was much slower and prices increased

How were people used during the Industrial Revolution?

• People were used to make goods by hand

• People only worked short hours on farms

• People were used to work on the machines in factories

What were the effects of the invention of the sewing machine?

• Cooking became easier

• People were able to communicate easier

• Transportation was faster

• More clothing was produced which lowered the price

How did the Industrial Revolution impact the way of life for people?

• People only relied on farming to make money

• People had to make everything by hand

• Goods were no longer produced by hand but by machines in factories

• Children were able to go to school and learn