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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why were American inventors important during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
New machines made manufacturing and farming easier.
b)
They formed trusts and monopolies to help businesses.
c)
Inventors made a lot of money and bought products.
d)
They used railroads for traveling.
2.
One of the main people of this movement was _____________, a man who greatly influenced this entire period by bringing his ideas on manufacturing from Britain to the United States. He later founded “Slater’s Mill”, the first cotton mill in the country, in Massachusetts.
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Francis Cabot Lowell
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
Samuel Morse
3.
During the Industrial Revolution,
Americans went from....
Americans went from....
a)
living in rural America to moving into urban America.
b)
pro-slavery country to an anti-slavery country due to changes in both the North and South.
c)
manufacturing goods at home by hand to creating products with machines in factories
d)
having a large number of immigrants to having a very small population of immigrants.
4.
_________ managed to build the first successful steamboat, which he named "The Clermont", in 1807
a)
Samuel Morse
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Elias Howe
d)
Robert Fulton
5.
Finally, communication in the United States became more advanced as well. It was easier for people to get in touch with each other, thanks to the invention of the electrical telegraph in 1837 by
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Richard Arkwright
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Cyrus McCormick
6.
The use of children as labor for such long hours with little pay led to the formation of
a)
lawsuits.
b)
end of child labor.
c)
labor unions.
7.
____________, skilled workers, managers, clerks, accountants, and others, had the money they needed to survive, and had money left over for other leisure goods
a)
The upper class
b)
The middle class
c)
The lower class
8.
What lead "most slave communities to act collectively by respecting all elders and nurturing all children like one large family" in the plantation south?
a)
Children, parents, and all kin were separated from one another on plantations.
b)
Slaves worked closely to help remain strong through the tough working conditions.
c)
Slave communities were close to help ensure safety.
9.
Children not only worked on the family farm but were often hired out to
a)
work for other families in the North.
b)
work in textile mills.
c)
work for other farmers too.
10.
Children were useful as laborers because...
a)
They were able to fit in small areas that adult could not.
b)
They were only required to pay children half the salary as an adult.
c)
They were more easily managed.
d)
All answers are correct.
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