IR Checking for Understanding Quiz

What was the primary role of women in factories during the Industrial Revolution?

• Supervisors

• Machine operators

• Managers

• Engineers

Explain how the working conditions in factories during the Industrial Revolution affected the health of children.

• They had access to better healthcare.

• They often suffered from respiratory diseases due to poor ventilation.

• They were provided with nutritious meals.

• They worked in clean and safe environments.

Describe one way in which the Industrial Revolution changed the traditional family structure.

• Families spent more time together at home.

• Women and children began working outside the home, altering traditional roles.

• Men stopped working entirely.

• Families moved to rural areas to work on farms.

What was a common age for children to start working in factories during the Industrial Revolution?

• 5 years old

• 8 years old

• 12 years old

• 15 years old

Identify one reason why factory owners preferred to hire women and children during the Industrial Revolution.

• They were more skilled than men.

• They could be paid lower wages.

• They worked fewer hours.

• They had more experience.

Analyze the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the education of children.

• It improved access to education for all children.

• It often limited educational opportunities as children worked long hours.

• It led to the establishment of universities for young children.

• It had no impact on education.

Discuss one social reform movement that emerged in response to the conditions faced by women and children during the Industrial Revolution.

• The abolitionist movement

• The suffrage movement

• The labor reform movement

• The temperance movement

Unions spoke for ______ in a particular trade.

• One person

• All of the workers

• Select workers

What was a union's main negotiating tool if business owners did not meet their demands?

• Strike

• Legal Counsel (lawyer)

• Scabs

Early British unions had shared goals of:

(check all that apply)

• Higher wages

• Better working conditions

• Health care