Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution can best be described as a shift from...

• Mechanized work to rural work

• Agricultural life to mechanized life

• Urban life to rural life

• Factory work to farm work

Which of the following factors influenced urbanization?

• Workers in cities could choose the hours they wanted

• Working class residents of cities were allowed to vote

• Living conditions in cities were clean and comfortable

• There were many jobs in newly opened factories

Mass production led to:

• Goods became less expensive

• Products being superior in quality

• Laborers received higher wages

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built along rivers because

• water was a major source of irrigation

• water power was used to power factory machines

• ships could easily deliver goods to factories

• ships could bring in supplies

The combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to the

• Era of Good Feelings

• Industrial Revolution

• Manifest Destiny

• Adoption of gold standard

Before the Industrial Revolution, all products were made by

• Factories

• Slaves

• Hand

• Royalty

Enclosure movement laws caused

• Inventors to create the steam engine

• Wealthy land owners to sell their land

• Many peasants to move to towns

• Farm animals to starve

What does the key tell you about which type of production was taking place in London?

• Coal

• Woolens

• Machinery

• Cotton

Those who benefited most from the Industrial Revolution were

• Women

• Children

• Entrepreneurs

• Immigrants

Which of the following was an advancement made in farming to increase production and aid in the Agricultural Revolution?

• Assembly Line

• Steam Engine

• Seed Drill

• Canals