Industrial Revolution

Mass production means:

• Products being made with more superior in quality

• goods being made in large quantities

• laborers received higher wages

• industries moved to rural areas

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

• Low wages
• Safe working conditions
• Dangerous working conditions
• Widespread pollution

Who invented the telegraph?

• Elias Howe
• Eli Whitney
• Samuel Slater
• Samuel Morse

This invention created steel, which was used to build railroads and skyscrapers:

• the telegraph

• the Bessemer Process

• the Model T

• The light bulb

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built along rivers because

• water was a major source of irrigation

• water power was used to power factory machines

• ships could easily deliver goods to factories

• ships could bring in supplies

A place where people use machines to mass produce goods.

• Cartel

• Corporation

• Factory

• Urbanization

The Industrial Revolution began in this country.

• The United States

• Great Britain

• Germany

• Russia

What natural resources gave Great Britain an advantage in the Industrial Revolution?

• farm lands and forests

• wildlife and precious gems

• coal and iron

• mountain ranges

How did industrialization impact women?

• Many women entered the paid workplace.

• Many women practiced traditional activities such as making their families clothing.

• It had no impact on the lives of women.

• Women moved from cities to rural areas.

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