Industrial Revolution

We are learning about the first Industrial Revolution. How many "Industrial Revolutions" have their been throughout history?

• Four
• Five
• Three
• Two

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• England

• Germany
• United States
• France

Match the causes and effects:

• more money

• more workers

• more people

• more food

• people investing

• supply of capital

• more people moving to cities

• Agricultural Revolution

• more food less labor

• more people

Before the Industrial Revolution, women made goods in the home and...

• worked in factories for wages.

• made hundreds of dollars on their small businesses.

• goods were produced slowly by just one person

• eventually invested in their own factories.

home-> factory: What were the benefits of James Watt's improved steam engine?

• Didn't have to be by water- could be anywhere!

• Helped James Watt and his family become rich!

• Could be powered by coal and there was lots of coal!

• There were no benefits to the new steam engine!

Why did society switch from wood to coal as their main source of energy?

• More people wanted to work in the coal mines than wanted to work chopping down trees.

• Coal was a greater source of energy and more readily available than wood.

• Coal was easier to transport and store than wood.
• Coal produced less pollution and was more environmentally friendly than wood.

What did entrepreneurs do once they realized they could make money off of machines powered by the steam engine?

• They ignored the potential of steam power.
• They focused on manual labor instead.
• They abandoned their businesses for agriculture.
• They invested in new machinery, putting them in factories to be worked all the time.

What are two ways that transportation changed during the Industrial Revolution?

• Less expensive to travel due to steam- powered trains

• The decline of horse-drawn carriages.
• The introduction of electric cars.

• Larger markets due to ease of travel

• The invention of freeways and highways

Label each people group within society during the Industrial Revolution.

a

b

c

Industrial Capitalists

Urban Poor

Urban Middle Class

​ Categorize the dangers of working at factories and coal mines...

Groups:

(a) Factories

,

(b) Coal Mines

• explosions

• injuries on new machine

• toxic fumes

• cave- ins

• dusty

• dangerous