Industrial Revolution

What began in the 1760's in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution?

• The development of handmade goods

• The decline of machine production

• The development of machines to make products

• The decrease in the way people earned money

What was one of the significant changes during the Industrial Revolution in England?

• People stopped working

• Goods no longer had to be handmade

• Machines became less important

• The way people earned money remained the same

What is the term used to describe the big change in the way products were made and the impact on people's lives and earnings in Great Britain?

• The Great Shift

• The Industrial Change

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Machine Age

Where did the Industrial Revolution in the USA begin?

• The South

• The Midwest

• New England

• The West Coast

Why was New England considered ideal for factories during the Industrial Revolution?

• Abundant cotton fields

• Large coal reserves

• Lots of rivers and streams for waterpower

• High population density

What was one of the reasons why New England had poor conditions for farming?

• Excessive rainfall

• Poor soil and short growing season

• Lack of agricultural technology

• Frequent natural disasters

What advantage did ports in New England provide during the Industrial Revolution?

• They allowed for easy migration of workers

• They provided locations for shipbuilding

• They were used for exporting goods to other countries or the south

• They served as tourist attractions boosting the economy

What did Eli Whitney invent in 1793?

• The steam engine

• The spinning jenny

• The cotton gin

• The telegraph

What was the impact of the cotton gin on cotton production?

• It made it more difficult to remove seeds from cotton.

• It had no significant impact on cotton production.

• It made it easy and fast to remove the seeds from cotton.

• It decreased the profitability of growing cotton.

Why did the growing of cotton increase after the invention of the cotton gin?

• Because it became less profitable.

• Because it became more time-consuming.

• Because it became more profitable.

• Because the quality of cotton decreased.