Industrial Revolution Review

When Jackson's family farm started using tractors and other machinery to replace the work previously done by horses and farmhands, what is this process called?

• Communism

• Mass Production

• Industrialism

• Humanism

Rohan noticed that many of his friends from the countryside were moving to the city for better job opportunities. What is this movement from rural areas to urban areas called?

• Moving

• colonization

• inflation

• urbanization

Rohan is studying the impact of the Industrial Revolution on urban areas. What significant change did he find?

• Made the crime rate decrease

• Led to an increase in farm workers

• Make the cities cleaner and safer

• Led to an increase in population in the cities

What best describes who Isla and Zoe are and what action they are taking in this Industrial Revolution scenario?

• Workers celebrating their high wages

• Union workers conducting a strike demanding higher pay

• Factory owners demanding lower worker pay

• Women asking for jobs in factories

Charlotte and David were discussing how the combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to the

• industrial revolution

• adoption of gold standard

• era of good feelings

• formation of agricultural cooperatives

Why did Daniel decide to move to the city during the Industrial Revolution?

• Family

• Jobs on the farm

• Jobs in factories

• Higher cost of living

Charlotte was studying the effects of the Industrial Revolution for her history class. Which of the following was a major effect she learned about?

• Poverty was completely eliminated.

• Societies moved from agriculture to industry.

• The number of wars between countries decreased dramatically.

• Unemployment increased dramatically.

During the Industrial Revolution, Maya's great-grandmother worked in a textile factory. Women did not work in factories during the Industrial Revolution.

• True

• False

During a history class, Priya learned about the Industrial Revolution. What contributed to water pollution during that time?

• disease outbreaks that killed thousands

• the mixing of heavy fog with pollutants

• exhaust from coal and factory waste

• human waste from overcrowded cities

During the Industrial Revolution, how did life for children like Ethan and Zoe differ from today?

• Children were required to work long, dangerous hours in factories.

• Children had to spend most of their day in school studying.

• Children spent their evenings doing homework or family activities.

• Children would stop working to eat dinner, usually around 6:00 p.m.