Industrial Revolution

What is the Industrial Revolution?

• The transition from people making things by hand to making things with machines and factories

• A war fought with highly lethal weapons

• A revolution in agriculture

• A revolution in trade

In what year did European industrial production begin?

• 1820

• 1720

• 1520

• 1220

The lives of Europeans in 1800 were (a)  

• Similar to those of Neandrathals
• Significantly improved compared to
• Similar to those of people in 1820
• Similar to those of people in 1720

What invention increased the pace and productivity of weaving?

• Flying shuttle

• Spinning jenny

• Water frame

• Carding machine

Match the following machines with their descriptions:

• A device that allowed a single weaver to weave much wider fabrics

• Spinning jenny

• A machine that disentangles, cleans, and intermixes fibers to produce a continuous web or sliver suitable for subsequent processing

• Flying shuttle

• The first machine used by individual women to spin multiple bobbins of thread

• Water frame

• A water-powered spinning frame which was an easy way to create cotton thread

• Carding machine

What invention allowed for the production of English cloth in large quantities?

• Flying shuttle

• Spinning jenny

• Water frame

• Carding machine

What was the primary source of power for early factories?

• Muscles

• Animals

• Wind

• Water

What invention revolutionized transportation during the Industrial Revolution?

• Steam engine

• Train

• Steamship

• Automobile

What social classes emerged during the Industrial Revolution?

• Aristocracy and peasants

• Bourgeoisie and proletariat

• Middle class and working class

• Doctors and lawyers

What was the impact of industrialization on women?

• Increased opportunities for work outside the home

• Discouragement from work and emphasis on motherhood

• Equal pay and rights in the workplace

• Access to education and professional careers