Industrial Revolution

Which thesis (big idea) statement is supported by the graph above?

• In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the population distribution shifted as the urban population began to increase more dramatically than the rural population.

• Most immigrants to the United States in the late 19th century settled in rural areas.

• By the early 20th century, the population of cities grew while the population in rural areas declined.

• The population center of the United States moved westward in the late 19th and early 20th

  centuries.

In the late 19th century, how did the growth of industry affect American society?

• The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased.

• Population centers shifted from the Northeast to the South.

• Restrictions on immigration created a more homogeneous culture.

• The United States experienced the disappearance of the traditional family farm.

Decide which quote supports labor unions:

Quote 1

“The working people find that improvements in the methods of production and distribution are constantly being made, and unless they occasionally strike, or have the power to enter upon a strike, the improvements will all go to the employer and all the injuries to the employees.”

Quote 2

“The strike is apparently hopeless, and must be regarded as nothing more than a rash and spiteful demonstration of resentment by men too ignorant or too reckless to understand their own

interests.”

• Quote 1

• Quote 2

• Both

• Neither

Who invented(upgraded) the steam engine?

• Henry Bessemer

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• James Watt

Who invented the spinning jenny?

• Thomas Edison

• James Hargreaves

• Henry Bessemer

• Isaac Singer

What new power technology was used by Robert Fulton to power boats?

• electricity

• wind

• steam

• nuclear

Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?

• England was the most powerful nation in the world

• It wasn't; history has unfairly given England credit for the Industrial Revolution

• England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built

• England was centrally located to many areas like France, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, giving them an advantage to bring in resources and talent from many places

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, which item was manufactured in great numbers at newly built factories?

• Clothing and woven/fabric materials

• industrial machines

• cars

• household goods like cookware

What was the most important source of power for the early Industrial Revolution?

• the steam engine

• animals

• the windmill

• the dynamo

A place where people use machines to mass produce goods.

• Cartel

• Corporation

• Factory

• Urbanization