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Chapter 11 Section 1

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did industrialization start?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Northwest

d)

Southwest

2.

What war started the industrial revolution?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

World War I

c)

War of 1812

d)

World War II

3.

Who improved British machinery?

a)

Francis Cabot Lowell

b)

Samuel Slater

c)

Moses Brown

d)

Richard Arkwright

4.

When did Francis Cabot Lowell die?

a)

1820

b)

1900

c)

1817

d)

1806

5.

Where did Lowell Girls live?

a)

their own houses

b)

strict boardinghouses

c)

apartments

d)

in a dungeon

6.

What did Lowell girls receive they would not have at home?

a)

Food

b)

An education

c)

Musical lessons

d)

Friends

7.

How did the Lowell Mills treat factory workers?

a)

Horrible

b)

Awesome

c)

Mean

d)

Kind

8.

How young could the children working at factories be?

a)

7

b)

10

c)

3

d)

12

9.

How were working conditions in other factories?

a)

Awesome

b)

Appalling

c)

Kind

d)

Cool

10.

How many children worked for pay in the 1800s?

a)

1,000,000

b)

10

c)

1,000

d)

100

11.

How long were workdays?

a)

13 hours

b)

6 hours

c)

20 hours

d)

8 hours

12.

Were working conditions in other mills safe?

a)

No

b)

Yes

13.

Which statement is true?

a)

Samuel Slater was kind to his workers.

b)

Francis Cabot Lowell used new and kinder working methods.

c)

Francis Cabot Lowell came up with harsher ways to treat his workers.

d)

Factory workers could choose what days they worked.