WorksheetsIR Quiz Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During the IR, when workers united to complain about conditions on the job, the organized to form _________________.
a)
sewing circles
b)
labor unions
c)
collective bargains
d)
national guards
2.
Prior to industrialization, where did most people in England live?
a)
on farms
b)
in suburbs
c)
in tenements
d)
in cities
3.
Which of these is true about the Enclosure Movement?
a)
It fenced off land to divide among small farmers.
b)
It forced people to move into urban areas.
c)
It led to the development of factories in rural areas.
d)
It improved cottage industries.
4.
This picture shows what problem of the factory system?
a)
Poor ventilation
b)
Unfair wages for women
c)
Lack of skilled workers
d)
Child labor
5.
What does this picture show?
a)
A tenement
b)
The cottage industries
c)
The factory system
d)
The Enclosure Acts
6.
Which two industries drove the Industrial Revolution?
a)
textiles and agriculture
b)
agriculture and real estate
c)
steel and textiles
d)
oil and steel
7.
Which invention by Eli Whitney had a tremendous impact on the IR?
a)
spinning Jenny
b)
cotton gin
c)
smallpox vaccination
d)
steam engine
8.
Who invented the smallpox vaccine?
a)
Jenner
b)
Pasteur
c)
Watt
d)
Hargreaves
9.
Which invention powered textile factories during the IR, and then led to a revolution in transportation?
a)
Model T
b)
spinning Jenny
c)
cotton gin
d)
steam engine
10.
Which innovator studied bacteria and developed a technique to make food safer?
a)
Newton
b)
Jenner
c)
Pasteur
d)
Hargreaves
11.
What machine did James Hargreaves invent?
a)
steam engine
b)
cotton gin
c)
spinning Jenny
d)
Bessemer converter
12.
Which of these was NOT a result of the IR?
a)
Increased urbanization
b)
Population decrease
c)
Environmental pollution
d)
Growth of the middle class
13.
What is the term for hand making all food, clothing, furniture, and tools within one's own home?
a)
labor union
b)
factory system
c)
suffrage
d)
cottage industry
14.
What was one effect of the invention of the cotton gin?
a)
The demand for slave labor decreased.
b)
The production of steel increased.
c)
The demand for slave labor increased.
d)
The production of steel decreased.
15.
Which of these is NOT a reason why the IR began in England?
a)
The Agricultural Revolution increased food production
b)
Natural resources like coal and iron ore
c)
Development of the smallpox vaccine
d)
Political and economic stability
16.
Which industry was most impacted by the invention of the Bessemer converter?
a)
textile
b)
steel
c)
farming
d)
woodworking
17.
What was the goal of labor unions during the IR?
a)
To demand increased wages and improved working conditions
b)
To encourage workers to return to agriculture
c)
To spread the influence of the IR throughout Europe
d)
To lower the minimum age for child labor laws
18.
What is the term for a person's right to vote?
a)
urbanization
b)
nationalism
c)
suffrage
d)
industrialization
19.
Where did the IR begin?
a)
England
b)
U.S.
c)
Africa
d)
China
20.
What happened during the Enclosure Movement?
a)
Farm land was mined for coal.
b)
Farm land was mined for iron ore.
c)
Private lands became publicly owned.
d)
Public lands became privately owned.
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