Industrial Revolution: Mini Quiz

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• England
• France
• Germany

What was the Spinning Jenny used for?

• Weaving Cloth

• Sorting Cotting

• Making Electricity

• Transportation

Which of the following was a good reason to have factories in New England?

• They had lots of fast moving cars.

• They had many ponds that would be great for cooling off the metal parts.

• They many fast flowing rivers that would power the factory machines.

Which time period was marked by advances in technology which made farming easier and more productive?

• Agricultural Revolution

• Digital Revolution

• New England Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

In the early 18th century, the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain resulted in urbanization because

• enslaved persons replaced free laborers on farms

• factory work strengthened extended families

• displaced rural workers migrated to find jobs

• the middle class decreased in size

Increased agricultural production in England in the late 1700s contributed directly to

• the development of a worldwide communications network

• the introduction of manorialism

• a decrease in the power of the monarch

• an increase in life expectancy

What was the system called where people manufactured textiles at home? (e.g. spinning and weaving)

• The domestic system

• The manufacturing system

• The factory system

The first factories in the U.S. primarily focused on creating....

• Machines

• Textiles

• Material

• Cotton

Which geographic feature most aided England during the Industrial Revolution?

• natural harbors

• monsoon winds

• mountainous terrain

• desert climate

Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the map?

• England's natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities.

• People emigrated from Great Britain because of pollution.

• Great Britain's prosperity unified the people.

• In 1830, England had an unfavorable balance of trade.