Industrial Revolution, Immigration, and Reforms

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.

The invention of these made it possible to replace a broken part with ease instead of having to wait for custom replacements

• mass production

• division of labor

• interchangeable parts

What did Samuel Morse invent?

• Telegraph and Morse Code

• telephone

• electricity

• radio

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

Which of the following are examples of "push" factors.

• Famine (lack of food)

• A lack of available jobs

• Safety

• Many available opportunities

A reason some businesses hired children was:

• To provide the children a bright future and opportunities

• So they could save money by paying the children less money

• So the children could take care of the heavy labor required for their business

• To improve their public image

Identify causes of the US Industrial Revolution

• The growth of railroads

• Pollution

• Available workers

• New inventions and innovation

The _______ was a technique used during the Industrial Revolution that greatly increased efficiency. It involved the worker or machine completing the same task over and over again as products moved down the line.

• Bessemer Process

• Assembly Line

• Trial and Error Method

• Mechanization