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Effects of the Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Industrial Revolution first began in ____________ during the mid-eighteenth century.

a)

Germany

b)

England

c)

Japan

d)

China

2.

One of the causes of the Industrial Revolution was ______________

a)

The Agricultural Revolution

b)

Lower Wages

c)

Child Labor

d)

Imperialism

3.

The Industrial Revolution began in England because

a)

It had lots of resources

b)

It had banks that encouraged trade and investing

c)

It had colonies that produced lots of raw materials

d)

All of the above

4.

Which of the following was NOT an invention of the Industrial Revolution

a)

Steamboat

b)

Spinning Jenny

c)

Power Loom

d)

Helicopter

5.

The ____________ industry was the first to industrialize

a)

Farming

b)

Mining

c)

Textile

d)

Food

6.

What are the three factors of production that Great Britain had in order to start industrializing?

a)

land

b)

labor

c)

revolution

d)

capital

e)

enlightenment ideas

7.
How did the United States economy change after the Civil War?
a)
The economy changed from farming and herding to trade.
b)
Economy changed from trade with Native Americans to farming.
c)
Economy changed from farming & trade to manufacturing goods
d)
Economy changed from manufacturing goods to farming & trade
8.
Who invented the assembly line?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Thomas Edison
9.

Describe or illustration 1-2 ways your assigned country was effected by the Industrial Revolution.

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10.

Do you think technology has had a similar impact on the modern world that the Industrial Revolution had during the 18th and 19th century? Why or why not?

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