WorksheetsIntroduction: America's Industrial Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
In what country did the Industrial Revolution first begin?
United States
France
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
According to many historians, the Industrial Revolution in the United States started in what state?
New York
California
Texas
Rhode Island
Ohio
Who is credited with opening the first textile mill in the United States?
Samuel Slater
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
Robert Fulton
Steve Jobs
True or False: Most of the employees working at Lowell Mills were women.
True
False
Who developed the first commercially successful steamboat operation?
Samuel Slater
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
Eli Whitney
Robert Fulton
According to the article, what war inspired the United States to begin to build up its industrial capacity.
Civil War
War of 1812
French and Indian
War
Revolutionary War
Spanish American War
What canal connected the Great Lakes to the Hudson River?
Hudson Canal
Panama Canal
Erie Canal
Great Canal
Suez Canal
True or False: The Industrial Revolution had little impact on the daily lives of most Americans.
True
False
What nickname were the employees at Lowell Mills called?
Millers
Spinners
Textilers
Lowell Mill Girls
Factory Folks
What 1837 invention changed communications in the United States?
Manual Telegraph
Phonograph
Assembly Line
All of the Above
None of the Above
What inference can be made about Samuel Slater based on the evidence provided in the article?
He, Lowell, and Fulton were good friends and business associates.
He was the only man with the expertise to operate a text mill in the United States.
Slater's mill did not employ a significant number of women.
He was a skilled, successful businessman in England before traveling to the United States.
What is the best evidence from the article that supports your inference in question 11?
Textile mills began to open throughout the northeast. In Massachusetts, a businessman named Frances Lowell opened the first integrated textile mill in the United States.
When Samuel Slater moved to the U.S., he actually broke laws in England that tried to prevent skilled workers from leaving the country. He earned the nickname "Slater the Traitor" in England.
In 1807, Robert Fulton developed the first commercially successful steamboat.
Lowell, Massachusetts became known as the "City of Spindles" during its peak in the mid-1800s.
True or False: Both Thomas Newcomen and James Watt contributed to the success of the steam engine becoming an important power source.
True
False
True or False: Thomas Edison invented the telephone in 1876.
True
False
Which answer choice places the 3 events in correct chronological order?
The Erie Canal is completed; the sewing machine is invented; John Deere invents the steel plow.
John Deere invents the steel plow; the sewing machine is invented; the Erie Canal is completed.
The sewing machine is invented; John Deere invents the steel plow; the Erie Canal is completed.
The Erie Canal is completed; John Deere invents the steel plow; the sewing machine is invented.
