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Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
2.

Another word for farming

a)

Agriculture

b)

Manufacturing

c)

Technology

d)

Invention

3.

The first business to industrialize.

a)

automobile

b)

aviation

c)

textile

4.

rapid development of cities

a)

Utilitarianism

b)

Urbanization

c)

Means of production

d)

Ruralization

5.
The growth of cities is called
a)
urbane
b)
urbanization
c)
urbiculture
d)
urbanite
6.
The function of the plow is to
a)
plant seeds
b)
break up the soil
c)
cut the wheat
d)
pull farm equipment
7.
The advantage of mechanization of farming was
a)
more food was produced
b)
food prices went down
c)
fewer farmers were needed
d)
all of the above
8.

Which of the following is the reason people moved to cities?

a)

for the job opportunities

b)

to catch a smelly pole cat

c)

that is where the transcontinental railroad stopped

d)

to get away from the free farmland out west

9.

What does a patent give to a person?

a)

The right to open a new factory

b)

The right to farm an area of land

c)

The right to drive a car

d)

Exclusive right to sell an invention

10.
How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?
a)
Made goods and services more expensive & harder to ship
b)
Made goods and services cheaper & easier to ship
c)
Gave people safer transportation
d)
Opened new land for exploring and settlements
11.
Women were paid ____ than men for doing the same work.
a)
more
b)
less
12.

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, which item was manufactured in great numbers at newly built factories?

a)

textiles

b)

industrial machines

c)

cars

d)

household goods like cookware

13.

What is meant by cleaning cotton?

a)

Washing it in soapy water

b)

Boiling the fibers until the seeds melt

c)

Picking the tiny seeds from the bolls of cotton

d)

Hanging cotton in dry spaces until the cotton is clean

14.

Prior to the invention of the cotton gin, what were most slaves used for on cash crop plantations?

a)

Rice

b)

Sugarcane

c)

Tobacco

d)

Cotton

15.

How did the Cotton Gin affect the price of cotton clothing?

a)

The price of clothing stayed about the same

b)

The price of clothing was cheaper

c)

The price of clothing was higher

16.

What other process was changed by Eli Whitney?

a)

Manufacturing using interchangeable parts

b)

Improve horse harnesses

c)

Manufacturing using electricity

d)

Improved steam engine machinery

17.
What provided faster water/river travel?
a)
Steam boat
b)
Steam Locomotive
c)
ships
d)
cars
18.
Where was most industrialization happening in the 1800s? 
a)
The south
b)
The North
c)
The Western territories
d)
The south west