Chapter 2 Lesson 3 SS Quiz Industrial Revolution

Before the Industrial Revolution where were textiles (clothes) made?

• in homes

• in a factory

• in fields

Richard Arkwright patented the water frame which powered a spinning machine with running water. What was built by the rivers to run these large machines?

• barns

• factories

• big houses

What was invented to solve the problem of the flow of water in the rivers during the dry seasons?

• boats

• a water wheel

• steam engines

• factories

Most American rivers ran in a north-south direction. To move goods east to west people built artificial rivers called?

• canals

• streams

• bays

• ocean

What kind of cars did the railroad first use?

• steam engines

• horse-drawn

What did Thomas Edison invent?

• boat

• steam engine

• light bulb

• telegraph

What did Samuel Morse invent?

• telegraph

• light bulb

• phonograph

• sewing maching

Who invented the sewing machine?

• Thomas Edison

• Samuel Morse

• Elias Howe

• Margaret Knight

Cities grew rapidly during the Industrial Revolution and because of this what happened?

• They built many tall buildings

• People moved to rural areas.

• They faced problems with streets filled with filth and sewage systems overflowed. Disease then spread quickly.

What was the problem with the businesses growing so quickly and there not being enough workers?

• Laws did not prevent children from working in factories.

• Many people did not have a place to work.

• Children were not allowed to work in factories.