Industrial Revolution Review

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• England
• Germany
• United States

Why were women and children often hired over men during the Industrial Revolution?

• Men were considered to be lazy
• Women and children could be paid less money
• Men were fighting in the war

What did industrialization include?

• increasing price of items
• mass production (making a lot) of goods using machines
• decreasing sales tax on all goods

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?

• Cheap labor
• production technology was everywhere
• there were abundant (a lot) natural resources

For the first time during the Industrial Revolution, rivers were used for….?

• fishing
• swimming
• water power and transportation

James Watt invented the …?

• spinning jenny
• steam engine
• steel process

A negative (bad) impact of the Industrial Revolution was….?

• poor working conditions for the lower class
• increased taxes
• low supply of goods

A positive (good) impact of the Industrial Revolution was….?

• Available jobs for women
• More and better education
• No political corruption

The Spinning Jenny, invented by James Hargreaves…?

• Produced cotton at a faster rate than humans
• Produced yarn goods at a faster rate
• Was an automated cotton-picking machine

Alexander Graham Bell invented the …?

• light bulb
• telephone
• airplane