WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
Another word for farming
Agriculture
Manufacturing
Technology
Invention
The first business to industrialize.
automobile
aviation
textile
rapid development of cities
Utilitarianism
Urbanization
Means of production
Ruralization
Which of the following is the reason people moved to cities?
for the job opportunities
to catch a smelly pole cat
that is where the transcontinental railroad stopped
to get away from the free farmland out west
What does a patent give to a person?
The right to open a new factory
The right to farm an area of land
The right to drive a car
Exclusive right to sell an invention
In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, which item was manufactured in great numbers at newly built factories?
textiles
industrial machines
cars
household goods like cookware
What is meant by cleaning cotton?
Washing it in soapy water
Boiling the fibers until the seeds melt
Picking the tiny seeds from the bolls of cotton
Hanging cotton in dry spaces until the cotton is clean
Prior to the invention of the cotton gin, what were most slaves used for on cash crop plantations?
Rice
Sugarcane
Tobacco
Cotton
How did the Cotton Gin affect the price of cotton clothing?
The price of clothing stayed about the same
The price of clothing was cheaper
The price of clothing was higher
What other process was changed by Eli Whitney?
Manufacturing using interchangeable parts
Improve horse harnesses
Manufacturing using electricity
Improved steam engine machinery
