Industrial Revolution

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• United States

• England

• France

• Germany

Which effect did coal have on the Industrial Revolution?

• It was converted into steel in huge furnaces

• It was a profitable job to make coal in the factories

• It replaced petroleum as the most popular fuel in the world

• It was used to power new machines

What was one cause of the population spike during the Industrial Revolution?

• New theories about childbirth

• Rise of textile factories

• Agricultural advances

• Socialism

What is one reason why employers would hire women instead of men?

• Women work harder

• Employers could pay women less money

• Women have more experience than men

• Women can do more difficult tasks

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

• Factories

• Hand

• Slaves

• Royalty

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

• Moving
• colonization
• inflation
• urbanization

What was NOT a reason that people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

• Jobs in factories

• Jobs on the farm

• to get away from discrimination

• a better life

Mass production means:

• Products being made with more superior in quality

• goods being made in large quantities

• laborers received higher wages

• industries moved to rural areas

Rural means

• country

• city

Which thesis (big idea) statement is supported by the graph above?

• In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the population distribution shifted as the urban population began to increase more dramatically than the rural population.

• Most immigrants to the United States in the late 19th century settled in rural areas.

• By the early 20th century, the population of cities grew while the population in rural areas declined.

• The population center of the United States moved westward in the late 19th and early 20th

  centuries.