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L3 - Industrial Revolution Textiles Industry

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the "Putting Out System"?

a)

Production of textiles occurred in a home/domestic setting.

b)

Production of textiles occurred in a factory setting

c)

Production of textiles occurred quickly with modern machinery

d)

Production of textiles occurred in outdoor fields known as "Put-Out Rotation Fields"

2.

The original Spinning Jenny increased production of yarn by...

a)

8 times

b)

15 times

c)

3 times

d)

100 times

3.

Richard Arkwright invented what?

a)

The Water Frame

b)

The Steam Engine

c)

The Compton Mule

d)

Spinning Jenny

4.

Which machine was most recently invented?

a)

Spinning Wheel

b)

The Power loom

c)

The Spinning Jenny

d)

Flying Shuttle

5.

Cities near what raw material saw a large increase in population during the industrial revolution?

a)

Coal

b)

Water (Rivers)

c)

Steam

d)

Uranium

e)

Gold

6.

Who invented the Steam Engine?

a)

Richard Arkwright

b)

James Watt

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Edmond Cartwirght

7.

Production of cotton increased by how much between 1770 -1870?

a)

25-30 times (Pre-1770 production levels)

b)

10-15 times (Pre-1770 production levels)

c)

2- 3 times (Pre-1770 production levels)

d)

50-100 times (Pre-1770 production levels)

8.

Which raw material were slaves forced to harvest on North American Plantation during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Coal

b)

Wheat

c)

Cotton

d)

Wool

9.

Identify the city: In 1773, this city had a population of about 25,000 and no textile mills. By 1802, it had 95,000 people and 52 textile mills.

a)

London

b)

Liverpool

c)

Manchester

d)

Birmingham

10.

Why was there an increased demand for textiles during Industrial Revolution?

a)

People wanted to express themselves through the clothing they wore

b)

The worlds population boomed. Fabric was required for clothing and equipment.

c)

The development of the Middle Class meant people had a disposable income

d)

Environmental disasters had destroyed Asian Textile mills which were producing 80% of the worlds fabric at this time.

11.

The Spinning Jenny was invented to cope with the increased demand for yarn. Before it's invention it took 4-10 spinners to produce enough yarn for 1 weaver. Which weaving invention originally drove the demand for yarn?

a)

The Flying Shuttle

b)

The Compton Mule

c)

Spinning Wheel

d)

Steam Engine