Industrial Revolution Quiz

What was the primary source of power for factories, farms, and homes during the second Industrial Revolution?

• Water

• Steam

• Electricity

• Animal labor

How did the Agricultural Revolution result in urbanization?

• displaced the urban workers migrated to find jobs

• displaced the rural workers migrated to find jobs

• people decided to move on their own free will

• trains made it possible for transportation

What was one of the main reasons that fewer farm workers were needed during the Industrial Revolution?

• The use of farm machinery meant that more farm workers were needed.

• The use of farm machinery meant that fewer farm workers were needed.

• Farm workers moved to the cities because they wanted to change professions.

• Farm workers were replaced by raw materials like cotton.

What is the term used to describe the movement of displaced farm workers to cities to find work in factories?

• Urban migration

• Agricultural revolution

• Industrial migration

• Rural displacement

What did growing populations in urban cities require from farmers during the Industrial Revolution?

• Farmers to grow fewer crops

• Farmers to move to the cities

• Farmers to grow more crops

• Farmers to use less machinery

What did the Commercial Revolution provide to English merchants that allowed them to invest in the factory system?

• Access to international markets

• Capital to buy buildings, machinery, and raw materials

• Serfdom and guilds

• Water frame uses

What was the first industry to be industrialized?

• The coal industry

• The cotton industry

• The textile industry

• The shipping industry

What did the spinning mule, invented in 1779, combine?

• The spinning jenny and the power loom

• The spinning jenny and the water frame

• The water frame and the power loom

• The flying shuttle and the spinning jenny

What was the significance of the Liverpool-Manchester Railroad?

• It was the first railroad to use steam-powered locomotives.

• It was the first railroad line in the world.

• It featured the first acknowledged best locomotive, Stephenson's Rocket.

• It was the first railroad to transport cotton.

What was the main impact of railroads on life in Britain?

• They decreased the cost of raw cotton.

• They led to the creation of factories.

• They spurred industrial growth and created jobs.

• They were too large for use in a home.