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Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The term laissez-faire roughly translates to mean

a)

leave alone

b)

resist

c)

freedom

d)

control

2.

The process of an area growing larger, with an increase in population, production of goods and services, and availability of a variety of options to fulfill one's wants and needs is called

a)

industrialization

b)

urbanization

c)

materialism

d)

commercialism

3.

During the Industrial Revolution, a new social and economic class that developed was the

a)

serfs

b)

rich, or the upper class

c)

expanded lower class

d)

middle class

4.

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

5.

Which of the following best defines the term capital when referencing the Industrial Revolution?

a)

a city where industrial production increased, became an important city for a nation's economy

b)

money, equipment, and/or resources that were used in the production of goods

c)

a type of investment that helped a factory or business get started

d)

none of these best define capital

6.

Which of the following best describes industrialization?

a)

nations began to rely on one another for trade of various goods and resources after the beginning of the Industrial Revolution

b)

smaller nations needed assistance from their larger neighbors, so they formed trade alliances

c)

more and more people began to move to cities, away from rural areas

d)

advancement in technology to produce goods on a larger scale and a reliance on manufacturing of goods instead of individuals producing goods themselves

7.

Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

England was the most powerful nation in the world

b)

It wasn't; history has unfairly given England credit for the Industrial Revolution

c)

England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built

d)

England was centrally located to many areas like France, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, giving them an advantage to bring in resources and talent from many places

8.
Until the 1800s, how did most families get the items they needed for daily life?
a)
They made tools, clothing, materials, and food by hand.
b)
They bought them from factories.
c)
They bought them on the Internet.
d)
They bought them from stores.
9.
The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.
a)
French Revolution
b)
Machine Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Technological Revolution
10.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
George Washington
d)
Eli Whitney
11.
Why did river travel improve during the 1800s?
a)
because of the invention of the steam engine
b)
because of the invention of stagecoaches
c)
because of the invention of the reaper
d)
because rivers were getting faster every year
12.
Look at the time line. What would be a good title for it?
a)
How the Cotton Gin Is Made
b)
How the Erie Canal Was Built
c)
Inventions from the Industrial Revolution
d)
Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
13.
The invention of the ____________________ increased the production of cloth.
a)
cotton gin
b)
reaper
c)
interchangeable parts
d)
stage coach
14.

A change from making goods at home by hand to making goods by machines.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Factory System

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Urbanization

15.

Economic system in which privately owned businesses compete in a free market.

a)

Fascism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Communism

16.

A person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business

a)

labor union

b)

nativist

c)

share cropper

d)

entrepreneur

17.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
18.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
19.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
20.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
21.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
22.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
23.
This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.
a)
flying shuttle
b)
steam engine
c)
spinning jenny
d)
cotton gin
24.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 
25.
What impact did the Agricultural Revolution have on the population of England?
a)
The population increased a little.
b)
The population declined steeply.
c)
The population increased dramatically.
d)
The population stayed the same.
26.
How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?
a)
New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
b)
New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.
27.
England is an island. Why was this an advantage during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
It wasn't an advantage.
b)
It made it more difficult for other countries to steal England's ideas.
c)
England has many ports and rivers which allow easier worldwide trade.
d)
England had tropical weather, which allowed more crops to be grown.
28.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
29.
The Industrial Revolution happening during the _____ and the ____.
a)
1700s, 1800s
b)
1800s, 1900s
c)
1900s, 2000s
d)
1500s, 1600s
30.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
31.

Who perfected the incandescent light bulb?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Samuel Morse

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Thomas Edison

32.

Iron ore (raw material) was shipped to factories to be turned into ___________________ that was used to build railroads, skyscrapers, and bridges.

a)

Monopoly

b)

Cereal

c)

Copper

d)

Steel

33.

How did Thomas Edison's light bulb promote economic growth?

a)

It allowed factories to stay open longer.

b)

It allowed people to communicate faster.

c)

It was really expensive to use.

d)

People liked kerosene lamps better so they bought more of those.

34.

Which 2 inventions gave women more job opportunities during the industrial revolution? Choose 2!

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Typewriter

c)

Telephone

d)

Vacuum cleaners

35.

How did the move from farm to factories change peoples lives?

a)

land owners had to share their land

b)

urbanization was a myth

c)

cities grew as people moved to work in factories

d)

the cottage industry thrived

36.

Why was England the first to Industrialize?

a)

It already had large cities

b)

It had tons of natural resources like coal, iron and rivers

c)

It had very little natural resources

d)

It was located in the middle of Europe

37.

What was the most important resource in England?

a)

Firewood

b)

Rivers

c)

Wind

d)

Coal

38.

What industry was revolutionized by inventions like the spinning jenny, the power loom and the steam engine?

a)

Textile Industry

b)

Coal Industry

c)

Steel Industry

d)

Transportation Industry

39.

Which of the following is social affect of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

the increase in air pollution

b)

people dying from lack of food

c)

an increase in deaths by road accidents

d)

the rise of the industrial middle class and industrial working class

40.

Select the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution:

a)

Pollution

b)

Overcrowded cities

c)

Poor working conditions

d)

Increase in wages

41.
What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?
a)
The Economic Revolution
b)
The Glorious Revolution
c)
The Agricultural Revolution
d)
The French Revolution
42.
Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
wood and peat
b)
oil and natural gas
c)
coal and iron
d)
cotton and tobacco
43.
Stocks are
a)
Shares in a business
b)
owning a whole business
44.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
45.
During the Industrial Revolution, transportation was improved by having more:
a)
airplanes
b)
canals & paved roads
c)
taxi service
d)
time because there was no Netflix
46.

The early Industrial Revolution workers faced all these conditions EXCEPT:

a)

miserable working conditions

b)

dangerous working conditions

c)

minimal pay for long hours

d)

control over seasonal schedule

47.

What was the most important source of power for the early Industrial Revolution?

a)

the steam engine

b)

animals

c)

the windmill

d)

the dynamo

48.

Which of the following was NOT true of poor urban neighborhoods?

a)

They were filled with overcrowded tenements.

b)

The living conditions were dirty and squalid.

c)

Most urbanites lived in factory-owned apartments.

d)

The incidence of diseases was increasing.

49.

Adam Smith, who took up for laissez-faire economics, believed that:

a)

mercantilism was the only way to insure a truly free trade.

b)

the government should regulate the economy.

c)

the government should not interfere with the economy.

d)

colonies were an important source of conpetition.

50.

Which one of following would be a PULL factor for "people moved to the cities during the Industrial Revolution?"

a)

Family

b)

Jobs on the farm

c)

Jobs in factories

d)

Higher cost of living

51.

How was the Agricultural Revolution a CAUSE of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

New farming methods led to a population increase which made a greater demand of textiles

b)

New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers

52.

The powered loom made textile production easier. What is the best synonym for "textile?"

a)

Steel

b)

Coal

c)

Cloth

d)

Cotton

53.

Which of the following was a major effect of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Poverty was completely eliminated.

b)

Societies moved from agriculture to industry.

c)

The number of wars between countries decreased dramatically.

d)

Unemployment increased dramatically.

54.
the way that a society or nation produces and distributes goods and services
a)
textile
b)
economy
c)
technology
d)
industrialization
55.
the use of human knowledge to create tools and machines that allow us to navigate and control the environment; does NOT have to be electronic
a)
industrialization
b)
technology
c)
economy
d)
textile
56.

A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.

a)

Cartel

b)

Corporation

c)

Factory

d)

Urbanization

57.

The Industrial revolution created a new ____________ class.

a)

Upper

b)

Poor

c)

Lower

d)

Middle

58.

__________ is known as the Father of modern economics, who theorized Laissez-Faire, the idea that the market should have no political interventions?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Thomas Malthus

d)

Frederick Engels

59.

Some of the machines invented in the 18th and 19th centuries are:

a)

telephones, geographic positioning system, radios, airplanes

b)

steam engine, railroads, flying shuttle, phonograph, steam ships, light bulb

c)

sailboats, automobiles, wheel barrels, clocks, word processors

d)

automatic washer, hair dryer, rockets, space shuttles

60.

Capitalism is

a)

An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and money is invested to make profits.

b)

An economic system in which the means of production are owned by the public (government) and operate for the welfare of all.

61.

Which of the following could be considered positive outcomes of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Overall increase in wages

c)

Pollution

d)

Faster transportation

62.
The process of taking over and fencing off land formally owned by peasant farmers.
a)
communism
b)
enclosure movement
c)
utilitarianism
d)
laissez-faire
63.

What was the Spinning Jenny used for?

a)

Weaving Cloth

b)

Sorting Cotting

c)

Making Electricity

d)

Transportation

64.

Who invented the Spinning Jenny?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

James Hargreaves

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Eli Whitney

65.
Before 1750 Britain was an agricultural society
a)
True
b)
False
66.
The Industrial Revolution starts in 1650
a)
True
b)
False
67.
Cities in the Industrial Revolution were healthy places to live.
a)
True
b)
False
68.
Which invention below was used to make clothing cheaper and easier? 
a)
Seed Drill
b)
Spinning Jenny 
c)
Dynamyo
d)
Tenements
69.
What kept soil healthier and produced healthier food?
a)
Miracle Grow
b)
Enclosure Movement
c)
Job rotation
d)
Crop rotation
70.
What is the fencing in of lands called?
a)
Enclosure Movement
b)
Stock Breeding
c)
Fencing
d)
Blockade
71.
The fundamental change in the economy was from agriculture and trade to ________________________. 
a)
One based on the importance of schools 
b)
One based on the evaluation of factory workers
c)
One based on the production of manufactured goods
d)
One based on the availability of farmers
72.
Richard Arkwright invented
a)
the water frame and factory system
b)
the steam engine
c)
the steam boat
d)
the spinning jenny
73.
Railroads moved ___-_________ to factories.
a)
finished prodcuts
b)
raw materials

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