Unit 6 Industrial Revolution

Until the 1800s, how did most families get the items they needed for daily life?

• They made tools, clothing, materials, and food at home by hand.

• They bought them from factories.

• They bought them on the Internet.

• They bought them from stores.

The _______________ is the name for the time period when industry and machines developed.

• French Revolution

• Machine Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Technological Revolution

_______________ is a machine invented by Cyrus McCormick with sharp blades used to harvest crops and cut grain.

• The sower

• The mechanical reaper

• The cotton gin

• The sewing machine

Look at the time line. What would be a good title for it?

• How the Cotton Gin Is Made
• How the Erie Canal Was Built
• Inventions from the Industrial Revolution
• Inventors of the Industrial Revolution

The use of ____________________ made it possible to make goods with many pieces faster and more cheaply.

• stage coach

• reaper

• interchangeable parts

• cotton gin

Steamboats and Railroads did all the following EXCEPT

• improve relations with natives

• helped cities grow

• Cut shipping costs

• Made goods cheaper

Why were railroads so important during this time?

• they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
• they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
• people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city

What is the movement from rural country areas to urban areas called?

• Moving

• colonization

• inflation

• urbanization

Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

• to find jobs in factories

• to get jobs on farms

• to reunite with family

• to make new friends

What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?

• the volume of trade in Southern ports increased

• the cost of shipping goods decreased

• the number of ships through northern ports decreased

• the cost of shipping goods increased