WorksheetsThe Industrial Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The Industrial Revolution began here.
The United States
Canada
England
France
The first factories were textile mills which produced this.
Cotton cloth
wool cloth
furniture
jewelry
Define the Industrial Revolution.
When production moved from factories to homes.
When production moved from homes to factories
When production decreased
When production stopped
According to the video, today, we have the following because of the Industrial Revolution.
blueberries in the winter
free public education
solar power
all of the above
According to the video, in the United States today, what percentage of the population are farmers?
80%
50%
10%
1%
One of the early inventions of the Industrial Revolution was the steam engine. It was first used to do what?
move trains
move cars
pump water from mines
plow fields
The invention of the steam engine improve which of the following?
transportation
factory production
both transportation and factory production
neither transportation nor factory production
What substance fueled the Industrial Revolution and was abundant and close to the surface in England?
diamonds
coal
cotton
oil
Machines lowered the cost of producing goods.
true
false
Children were used in factories because they were ____.
small
cheap labor
less likely to be injured
in need of day care
The majority of children working in factories were _____.
illiterate
well educated
paid well
given tutors
Early factories produced _____
everyday items people wanted
rare items
Items at a high cost
goods that could not be made at home
Which of the following jobs was not done by children during the Industrial Revolution?
coal miners
teachers
factory workers
paperboys
Children were not injured working in coal mines and factories.
true
false
Why did families allow their children to work during the Industrial Revolution?
Families didn't have daycare.
Families needed the money
Factories had schools
Children wanted to work 10 - 14 hrs a day
