The Industrial Revolution- Reading Passage Questions

What was the main source of power for factories in the 1800s?

• Solar power

• Water power

• Wind power

• Nuclear power

Fill in the blank: Advances in transportation created huge ____.

• Traffic jams

• Parks

• Schools

• Hospitals

What did improvements in elevator technology allow for?

• Faster trains

• Taller buildings

• Wider roads

• Deeper mines

Fill in the blank: These tall buildings created even greater concentrations of workers who used ____ to get to their jobs.

• Bicycles

• Trains and subways

• Cars

• Boats

What was the main support for a building in steel-cage construction?

• Wood

• Stone

• Steel skeleton

• Brick

The American Civil War was the first truly industrial war. True or False?

• True

• False

By 1900, the U.S. produced what percentage of the world's output?

• 10%

• 24%

• 50%

• 75%

Fill in the blank: The American Civil War took place from 1861 to ________.

• 1863

• 1865

• 1870

• 1880

Fill in the blank: By 1900, the United States had overtaken Britain in ________.

• agriculture

• manufacturing

• transportation

• education

Fill in the blank: In 1800, Europeans occupied or controlled 34 percent of the ________ of the world.

• A) population

• B) economy

• C) land surface

• D) resources