World History : Chapter 18 (Section 1)

Powered machines began to replace hand tools, and the modern factory system came into existence during French Revolution.

• True
• False
• MAYBE

Who invented a seed “drill,” or planter, that enabled farmers to plant more efficiently, increase crop yields, and end the wasteful scattering of seed?

• Chareles Townshend
• Robert Bakewell
• Jethro Tull
• John Kay

Who developed a new system of crop rotation?

• Chareles Townshend
• Robert Bakewell
• Jethro Tull
• John Kay

He used selective breeding to produce larger and healthier farm animals.

• Chareles Townshend
• Robert Bakewell
• Jethro Tull
• John Kay

He invented a “flying _x000B_shuttle,” which made it possible for a weaver _x000B_to work faster and to weave cloth of greater _x000B_width.

• Chareles Townshend
• Robert Bakewell
• Jethro Tull
• John Kay

Who invented the _x000B_spinning jenny which could spin up to eight _x000B_threads at a time?

• James Hargreaves
• Samuel Crompton
• Richard Arkwright
• Eli Whitney

Who invented a spinning frame that not only produced thread superior to the spinning jenny but also was powered by water?

• James Hargreaves
• Samuel Crompton
• Richard Arkwright
• Eli Whitney

He invented an even larger spinning machine called the spinning mule.

• James Hargreaves
• Samuel Crompton
• Richard Arkwright
• Eli Whitney

Who is often called the Father of the Industrial Revolution?

• James Hargreaves
• Samuel Crompton
• Richard Arkwright
• Eli Whitney

In which industry did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Steel
• Textile
• Railroad
• Agriculture