Industrial Revolution Quiz

Who invented the steam engine that was used for pumping water out of mines?

• Thomas Savery

• James Watt

• Eli Whitney

• Richard Arkwright

Which American inventor is known for the invention of the cotton gin?

• Richard Arkwright

• James Watt

• Thomas Savery

• Eli Whitney

What was the name of the machine invented by James Hargreaves to speed up the spinning of thread?

• Cotton Gin

• Steam Engine

• Water Frame

• Spinning Jenny

Who invented the water frame, a machine that further automated the process of making thread?

• James Watt

• Thomas Savery

• Eli Whitney

• Richard Arkwright

What was the main power source for Richard Arkwright's water frame?

• Steam

• Electricity

• Wind

• Water wheel

What did Richard Arkwright do to attract workers to his factory?

• Advertised for skilled workers

• Provided free housing

• Offered high salaries

• Built a factory town

What unexpected result did the inventions of the Industrial Revolution lead to?

• All of the above

• Increase in foreign trade

• Concentration of wealth

• Population booms in factory cities

What did the inventions of the Industrial Revolution pave the way for in modern society?

• All of the above

• Closet full of clothes

• Population booms in factory cities

• Increase in foreign trade

What did James Hargreaves name his invention after?

• His daughter

• His son

• His mother

• His wife

What did Eli Whitney's cotton gin automate?

• Pumping water out of mines

• Removal of cotton seeds

• Weaving of cloth

• Spinning of thread