Industrial Revolution

Which inventor created the telegraph?

• Samuel Morse

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Lewis Latimer

• Wilbur and Orville Wright

Which statement IS TRUE about the Industrial Revolution?

• Children were not allowed to work

• There were no labor laws that prevented children from working

• Work conditions were closely regulated

• Children only had to work an 8 hour day

Who invented the spinning jenny?

• Thomas Edison

• James Hargreaves

• Henry Bessemer

• Isaac Singer

Who invented(upgraded) the steam engine?

• Henry Bessemer

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• James Watt

What was the purpose of the Fair Labor Standards Act?

• To give workers worse working conditions
• To start WW2
• To make a national fair
• To give workers minimum wage and maximum work hours

______ made it illegal to hire children under 9 years old. Children from 9- 12 could not work more than 8 hours. Young people 13-17 could not work more than 12 hours. 

• Ten Hours Act of 1847

• Factory Act of 1833

• Combination Acts of 1799 and 1800

• The Jacobson Act of 1872

Who would the textile mill be most likely to hire?

• old woman

• old man

• young man

• middle age women

• young children

What were the major innovations of the Industrial Revolution?

• The invention of the flying shuttle, the Spinning Jenny, and the water frame

• The invention of sulfuric acid and lead production

• The invention of the printing press and mass production of books

allowed more than one thread to be spun at a time

• spinning jenny

• water frame

• flying shuttle

What did Eli Whitney invent?

• Cotton Gin

• Sewing Machine

• Telegraph

• Steamboat