Quiz on the Industrial Revolution

What is the best definition of the Industrial Revolution?

• A time when people started using machines and factories to make things

• A time when people started making things by hand

• A time when people moved to farms

• A time when people started farming more

How did the Industrial Revolution change how people lived?

• People stopped working and stayed home.

• People traveled less and stayed in one place

• People moved to cities to work in factories.

• People started living on farms again.

Why did the first Industrial Revolution happen in Great Britain?

• It had many natural resources like coal and iron.

• People wanted more food to eat.

• There were no farms in Great Britain.

• It was the only country with schools.

Why were the rivers important during the Industrial Revolution?

• They gave the energy to run machines

• They gave water to cool down the hot machines

• They gave water to thirsty factory workers

• They were safe from storms

Why were laws passed about children working in factories?

• To make children work longer hours

• To stop children from going to school.

• To protect children from dangerous jobs and long hours.

• To hire more children for factory work.

What problems did urbanization cause?

• The cities became crowded and dirty

• The cities became too clean

• People had too much space

• People moved back to farms

What happened because of the Industrial Revolution?

• Cities became smaller.

• People stopped working in factories.

• People moved to cities.

• People started farming more.

Why was the Industrial Revolution good for women?

• Women became more independent

• Women started having more children

• Women started fighting in wars

• Women received the same amount of money as men

Who invented Capitalism?

• Karl Marx

• Robert Owen

• Adam Smith

• John Lock

The idea that everything should be owned by the Government is:

• Communism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Distributism