WorksheetsThe Industrial Revolution Begins
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
What is the definition of urbanization?
The development of the suburbs around cities and people migrating to them.
Counties being outlined and developed.
City building and the migration of people to cities.
Developing machine production of goods.
Jethro Tull invented the _______________, which solved the problem of inefficient seed sowing.
enclosures
steel tipped plow
seed drill
seed sower
To keep from exhausting soil nutrients, farmers began to implement ____________________.
crop rotation
enclosures
industrialization
seed scattering
Which of the following is not a reason the Industrial Revolution began in England?
It had water power and coal to fuel new machines.
It had harbors from which merchant ships could set sail.
It had iron ore to construct machines, tools, and buildings.
It had large forests to burn as the fuel for steam engines.
Industrialization primarily began in which industry?
Textiles
Steel
Transportation
Furniture
Where were the first factories built?
In cities
On the coast
Near rivers and streams
In mountain valleys
Matthew Boulton was a businessman who helped organize, manage, and take on the financial risk of creating James Watt's new steam engine. This made Boulton a(n) ________________.
entrepreneur
titan of industry
mill boss
investor of industry
Who invented the water frame, a machine that used waterpower to drive its spinning wheels, in 1769?
Edmund Cartwright
Richard Arkwright
James Hargreaves
John Kay
Who invented the spinning mule?
Edmund Cartwright
Richard Arkwright
Samuel Crompton
John Kay
Who invented the cotton gin?
James Watt
Richard Arkwright
John Kay
Eli Whitney
What was the purpose of the cotton gin?
Separate seeds from bowls of cotton
Bale cotton for easier transport
Spin cotton fibers into thread
Weave cotton thread into cloth
What invention was Henry Bessemer famous for?
a cheap way to mass-produce steel
creating the world's fastest steam locomotive (of his time)
creating macadam roads for better transportation
a system of dots and dashes to send messages over a telegraph
Which of the following is not an affect of the creation of Railroads in Britain?
transportation of goods became cheaper
created hundreds of thousands of new jobs
country people could take city jobs
people stopped traveling on water
According to an 1842 study, what was the average life span of a British working-class person living in the slums?
10 years
17 years
38 years
50 years
What was the average shift for factory workers?
8 hours
10 hours
14 hours
24 hours
Which of the following does not belong to the newly created lower middle class?
toolmakers
printers
factory overseers
bankers
Which of the following would be considered the most positive effect Industrialization had on working conditions?
Factory bosses exercised harsh discipline
Industry created many new jobs
Factories were dirty, unsafe, and dangerous
Work never changed with the seasons, unlike farming
Which of the following would be considered the most positive effect Industrialization had on social classes?
Factory workers were overworked and underpaid.
Upper class resented those in the middle class who became wealthier than they were.
Middle class children engaged in educational and leisure activities.
Women continued to perform domestic tasks and raise the children.
Which is the best explanation for why children often employed in the British mining industry and factory work?
They could be paid less than adult male workers.
They were less likely to be members of a union.
They were less likely to complain about working conditions.
They were able to perform tasks that larger adult workers couldn't.
William Cooper was a boy who worked in a textile factory in England. According to the schedule, how long was his shift?
18 hours
12 hours
14 hours
16 hours
Why was the United States able to industrialize successfully?
There was not enough suitable land for everyone to become farmers.
Most of the population was well educated, allowing for industry to prosper.
The U.S. had the natural and labor resources needed for industrialization.
Most of the population lived in cities and workers were plentiful.
What did the British enforce on the United States during the War of 1812 that also helped lead to U.S. industrialization?
a blockade
a tax
an immigration ban
a strict foreign trade policy.
The system that incorporated an assembly line, division of labor, and specialization of tasks became known as the _________________.
Lowell System
Rhode Island System
American System
British System
Two major effects of mass production were...
increased production and economic interdependence.
increased production and higher cost for goods.
the growth of farms and increased food production.
higher cost for goods and increased taxes.
One invention that allowed industrialization to spread to both continental Europe and the United states was _____________________.
the spinning jenny
the railroad
the water frame
the lightbulb
Which of the following is a major factor the United States was able to industrialize?
Heavy immigration during the 1800s
Ideas from the French Revolution spread to America
The geography of America included many mountains that blocked railroad building
Americans invented their own versions of British textile machines.
Britain led the way in __________________________, seizing colonies for resources and markets to sell goods. The United States and others would soon follow in this practice.
imperialism
colonialism
industrialization
capitalism
A factory owner would be a part of which social class?
Upper class
Upper middle class
Lower middle class
Lower class
In America, who was the ideal labor force for Francis Cabot Lowell's mills?
young, single men
young, single women
older, single men
older, single women
Which of the following is not a reason country girl would leave home to go work in a mill/factory?
experience city life
interact with other girls
earn money to help with bills back home
marry a factory owner to increase social status
According to capitalism, which of the following would be considered a "good" government?
one that allows the government to regulate all business activities
one that the government interferes with as little as possible
one that creates utopian communities where people share the rewards of their labor
one that creates policies benefiting the greatest number of people
How is socialism and communism similar?
Both believe that governments should be overthrown.
Both believe that workers should control the government.
Both believe that there should be no upper, middle, or lower classes.
Both believe that capitalism causes poor working and living conditions.
How much pay did a woman receive compared to a man doing the same job working the same hours?
1/2
1/3
1/4
1/5
According to Adam Smith, what are three natural laws of economics?
self-interest, competition, and supply and demand
self-interest, economic equality, and division of labor
land, labor, and capital
prosperity, competition, and self-interest
What did women fight for during the beginnings of industrialization?
equal pay for equal work and voting rights
voting rights and longer working hours
equal pay for equal work and maternity leave
entry into traditional male jobs
If negotiations failed, labor unions used which of the following to try and create change?
strikes
riots
breaking equipment
slowing down work
In 1847 women and children were limited to _______ hours in Britain.
5
10
8
12
The goal of children's labor reform was to get children out of the factories and mines and into the ______________.
home
classroom
military
farm
Which economic system creates a society where people own and share the means of production equally?
communism
socialism
capitalism
anarchism
Instead of depending on free-market capitalism, who should plan the economy under socialism?
the government
big businesses
the middle-class
the proletariat
