WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
A time when the manufacturing of goods moved from small shops and homes to large factories
Agricultural Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Technical Revolution
The Industrial Revolution began in __________ in the late 1700s
United States
Sydney Austria
Great Britain
Britain also had plenty of____ and ____, which was important to power and helped to make machines for the factories
Coal and Iron
Gold and Silver
Cotton and Turnips
The Industrial Revolution lasted for over _______ years.
100
10
50
4
The Industrial Revolution can be divided in 2 phrases.
True
False
Steam power and the cotton gin played an important part in which phase of the Industrial Revolution?
1st Industrial Revolution
2nd Industrial Revolution
Electricity and the Bessemer Steel Process took place during what phase of the Industrial Revolution?
1st Industrial Revolution
2nd Industrial Revolution
Many historians place the start of the Industrial Revolution with the opening of Slater's Mill in 1793 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
True
False
Samuel Slater had learned about textile mills growing up in England and brought his knowledge to the United States in the 1700s
Abraham Lincoln
Samuel Slater
Donald Trump
Dr. Savage
By the end of the 1800s, the ________________ had become the most industrialized nation in the world.
United States
Africa
Austria
_____________: movement of people to cities from farms.
capitalism
urbanization
socialism
revolution
Factory conditions were very harsh during the Industrialization era. Men, women, and even children worked ____________________ a day
1 to 2 hours
24 to 25 hours
12 to 16 hours
Women were hired because they could be ______________
educated faster
worked faster
paid less than men
Children were hired by textile mills and mines because of their _____________
parent control
small size
playfulness
Rich, Industrial business owners were considered
upper class
middle class
lower class
Factory workers were considered what class
upper class
middle class
lower class
Teachers were considered what class.
upper class
lower middle class
working class
Professionals like doctors and lawyers were considered
upper class
upper middle class
lower class
By the end of the 1900s, _________ and new laws began to create a safer working environment
labor unions
Peasants
Astronauts
Dr. Spann
One drawback of the Industrial Revolution was _________ for people in factories
very good pay
becoming rich
poor working conditions
