Intro to Industrial Revolution

What was the industrial revolution in the United States?

• Time period of rapid industrial and technological growth

• Timeline of people moving west

• A group of people storming a factory to fight for change

During the industrial revolution, focus shifted from hand crafted items to_____________

• Robots doing all the hard work

• Buying everything from other countries

• Machine-based mass production

Why did population growth influence the industrial revolution?

• People needed more opportunities to work

• Life needed to be easier for people

• Too many people were living in rural areas

• Too many people were living in the cities

What is urbanization?

• People moving from the city to rural areas

• People moving from rural areas to the city for work

• People moving from the beach to the forest

• People moving from the mountains to the beach

What is a tenement?

• A tent full of people

• A mansion with only family of 4 living there

• Rooms created within a house to separate residents. Often unsanitary and worn down.

• A normal 3 bedroom 2 bathroom house for a working class family

What was a group of people that were subject to the harshest working conditions?

• Miners

• Meat packers

• Loggers

• Law enforcement

What was the book that we talked about that detailed the harsh conditions for meat packers?

• The Jungle

• The Forest

• The beach

• The desert

Who was the author of "The Jungle"?

• James K. Polk

• J.K. Rowling

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Upton Sinclair

Within the industrial revolution, we see a new idea called _____________________________________. This is where large quantities of products can be made for sale at a rate never seen before.

• High volume

• Mass Production

• Fire sale

• Inflation

Another key part to the industrial revolution is where machines are starting to be made with ______________________________. This allows for people to replace parts in machines that might break a lot easier than ever before.

• Iron

• Metal

• Specialty parts

• Identical parts