Industrial Revolution

Which word is used to describe the rapid growth of cities during the Industrial Revolution?

• Decriminalization

• Capitalism

• Gentrification

• Urbanization

What is one reason why employers would hire women instead of men?

• Women work harder

• Employers could pay women less money

• Women have more experience than men

• Women can do more difficult tasks

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

• Factories

• Hand

• Slaves

• Royalty

What was NOT a reason that people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

• Jobs in factories

• Jobs on the farm

• to get away from discrimination

• a better life

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

Rural means

• country

• city

The movement North caused

• overcrowding

• the farms to fail

• Southern white people to pay them more to farm their land

Slavery was impacted by the industrial revolution by...

• as the demand for cotton lessened the number of slaves decreased 
• as the demand for cotton increased the number of slaves increased 
• the North refused to buy cotton from the South because of slavery 
• Slavery was not impacted by the Industrial Revolution because it was in the South and the factories were in the North

What are NOT some advantages of working in a factory? 

• steady pay and housing 
• opportunity to meet people 
• could learn to read and write from other girls 
• short work day and promise of safety 

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