Unit 5 WH Revolutions Test Review

Due to the high demand for workers during the Industrial Revolution, which of the following groups supplied labor for unfilled and unskilled positions in factories for a 10% less pay than adults? 

• children

• women

• immigrants

• all groups listed

How did the role of women change drastically during the Industrial Revolution?

• Women would become the sole providers of their families following the revolution, earning respectable wages in textile mills and other factory settings

• Women would primarily work in rural areas while men migrated to the cities in search of industrial opportunities

• Women became more accepting of domestic roles in the home and began promoting more "female roles"  to their children 

• Women migrated to the cities in search of industrial opportunities to assist in supporting their families while leaving their children at home

Which of the following was NOT a common working condition during the Industrial Revolution?

• 12 to 16 hour days

• high heat environments with little air circulation and no heat in winter

• high wages to compensate worker health risks

• dangerous machinery

Which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Great Britain

• United States

• Germany

• France

Which of the following is NOT an impact of rapid urbanization during the Industrial Revolution?

• rising crime rates in the cities

• poor sanitation

• higher quality housing in tenements

• unsafe living conditions

Which of the following statements describes the reasoning behind the creation of the Olive Branch Petition in 1775?

• The colonies wanted to initiate a final effort for peace with King George III saying if the taxes were taken away the colonists would not revolt

• The loyalists within the American colonies wanted to declare their reediness to fight against King George III

• British workers in the American colonies felt betrayed by their king and needed to create a formal writing of their complaints. 

• Colonial patriots wanted to create a petition which would explain their complaints to King George III

What percent of the Saint-Dominigue (later renamed Haiti) population was made up of slaves by the 19th century?

• 75%

• 99%

• 27%

• 90%

What name did  Marie Antoinette gain due to her indulgence in expensive items such as clothes and jewelry during a time of French economic distress?

• Lady of High Taste

• Madame Deficit

• Queen of Nothing

• Traitor of Wealth

Which of the following was NOT something that the United States gained as a result of the American Revolution?

• Independence

• British Troops were removed from United States territory

• New land west of the original 13 colonies

• Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of factory life during the Industrial Revolution?

• child labor

• regular pay

• unsanitary working conditions

• unregulated hours