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Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Industrial Revolution happening during the _____ and the ____.
a)
1700s, 1800s
b)
1800s, 1900s
c)
1900s, 2000s
d)
1500s, 1600s
2.
What country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?
a)
France
b)
Britian
c)
United States
d)
Spain
3.

Before the Industrial Revolution, everything was made

a)

of steam engines.

b)

of luxury goods.

c)

in the home.

d)

in small factories.

4.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Widespread pollution
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Safe working conditions
5.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
6.
Any fabric that is woven (by machine or hand) is called -
a)
technology
b)
textile
c)
economy
d)
industrialization
7.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
8.

A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.

a)

Union

b)

Corporation

c)

Factory

d)

Urbanization

9.

What innovation increased the transportation of goods and people?

a)

Flying Shuttle

b)

Spinning Jenny

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Whoop-Water Wheel

10.
This machine separated the seed from cotton fibers.
a)
Spinning Mule
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Steam Engine
d)
Cotton Gin
11.

The Industrial Revolution was triggered by HUG#E changes in what?

a)

Religion

b)

Education

c)

Agriculture

d)

Politics

12.

Mass production led to:

a)

Products became better in quality

b)

goods became less expensive

c)

laborers or workers received higher wages

d)

industries or factories moved to rural areas

13.

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

a)

Factories

b)

Hand

c)

Slaves

d)

Fairies

14.
Why did "cottage industry" come to an end?
a)
Too many people moved to the city.
b)
It was replaced by the factory system.
c)
The need for textiles decreased.
d)
Women who worked in cottage industries went on strike.
15.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
16.

What was the purpose of labor unions?

a)

Negotiate as a group for bigger factories

b)

Negotiate as a group for better working conditions

c)

Negotiate as a group for candy and pop machines in break room

17.
When workers in a union refuse to work until conditions improve
a)
Urbanization
b)
Labor Union
c)
Factory System
d)
Strike
18.

One effect of the cotton gin was that ____.

a)

farmers could plant more cotton in limited space

b)

the need for more slave labor decreased

c)

the seeds of the cotton plant would stick to the fibers of the cotton

d)

workers could process more cotton

19.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Jim Morse
c)
James Watt
d)
the guy that delivers your pizza
20.
Where were most factories built before the steam engine was invented?
a)
in the mountains
b)
in the desert
c)
along rivers
d)
anywhere
21.
Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
wood and peat
b)
oil and natural gas
c)
coal and iron
d)
cotton and tobacco
22.

Which innovation or invention allowed factories to be built anywhere?

a)

flying shuttle

b)

spinning jenny

c)

cotton gin

d)

steam engine

23.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
24.
Who invented the steamboat?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Francis Cabot Lowell
25.
Who invented the steel plow?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
John Deere
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Robert Fulton
26.

What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Very extravagant...fancy with silk and velvet

b)

Strict...no pets and no older people were allowed to live there

c)

Spacious with lots of open green spaces like parks

d)

Crowded and unsanitary

27.

Which statement is true?

a)

Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution

b)

Children could work but only after school.

c)

There were no labor laws that prevented children from working

d)

Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly.

28.

Which industry was Andrew Carnegie most associated with?

a)

the Oil Industry

b)

the Steel Industry

c)

the Automobile Industry

d)

the Banking Industry

29.

This replaced iron as the most important building material of the industrial era?

a)

wood

b)

steel

c)

brick

d)

concrete

30.

Who was most associated with the Oil Industry?

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

J.P. Morgan

d)

Henry Ford

31.

This guy was known for inventing the practice of using an assembly line to manufacture goods.

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

32.

invented the first light bulb and electrical generating system in 1879?

a)

benjamin franklin

b)

alexander graham bell

c)

bill nye

d)

thomas edison

33.

made the first powered flight in an airplane

a)

Jahdai

b)

wright brothers

c)

Delta airlines

d)

alexander graham bell

34.

invented a machine to transmit the human voice over wires similar to a telephone

a)

telephone

b)

alexander graham bell

c)

bill picket

d)

ms. collins

35.

How did thomas edison change the world?

a)

southern farmers live a better life

b)

made it easier to work at night and day

c)

easier for people to travel

d)

easier for people to communicate

36.

This invention increased the speed of communication using a series of dots and dashes

a)

Telegraph

b)

Teleprompter

c)

Cotton Gin

d)

Smoke signals

37.
America wanted to end slavery in the first 20 years of its existence. What invention caused slavery to stay longer?
a)
Invention of the Cotton Gin
b)
The slaves wanted to stay slaves
c)
The invention of the steam boat
d)
THe invention of moveable parts

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