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Review - Industrial Revolution Exam

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did most people live prior to the industrial revolution?

a)

Caves

b)

Tents

c)

Cities

d)

Rural

2.

What is a threshing machine?

a)

Same as a sewing machine

b)

Moves the cotton through little strings to make it soft.

c)

Removes the seeds from the stalks and husks.

d)

Puts the seeds in the ground.

3.

What is a Seed Drill?

a)

The same as a regular drill but for seeds.

b)

A sowing device that sows the seeds into the ground.

c)

It counted seeds.

d)

All of the above.

4.

Which of the following wasn't a new form of transportation in the industrial revolution?

a)

Automobile

b)

Scooters

c)

Canals

d)

Steamboats

5.

Which form of transportation was made first?

a)

Roads

b)

Aeroplane

c)

Steamboats

d)

Trains

6.

Which form of transportation was used before the industrial revolution?

a)

Steamboats

b)

Aeroplanes

c)

Horses

d)

Trains

7.

What affected towns and cities growth during and after the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Immigration

b)

Factories

c)

Inventions

d)

Farming

8.

How did mass immigration start in America?

a)

Persecution

b)

War

c)

Famine

d)

All of the above

9.

Why did immigrants move to American during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

For food

b)

Looking for jobs

c)

To escape their farms

d)

To visit relatives

10.

How did immigration affect cities during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Low skilled newcomers couldn't work in factories.

b)

It affected the peoples bank accounts.

c)

Contributed to the growth and spread of factories.

d)

Stopped growth and spread of factories

11.

Why did people move from farms and small communities to the cities during the industrial revolution?

a)

They had friends in the city

b)

People could earn more in a factory than on the farms.

c)

The food tasted better.

d)

They were bored.

12.

What impact did the industrial revolution have on society?

a)

People began working on farms.

b)

The movement of people to cities.

c)

It brought people away from each other.

d)

People began moving away from the cities.

13.

How was health & sanitation during/before the industrial revolution?

a)

Perfect, everyone was happy and healthy.

b)

Waste was left in the streets and people often got sick.

c)

Not perfect but not dangerous.

d)

Just like it is today.

14.

What were some issues that came about due to the industrial revolution?

a)

Poor workers had to live in cramped homes

b)

Employees were exposed to dangerous working conditions

c)

There was a lot of disease

d)

All of the above

15.

What is agriculture?

a)

It is a form of culture that is found in the Middle East

b)

It is only factories that mass produce food

c)

The science or practice of farming

d)

All of the above

16.

What are GMO's?

a)

None of the below

b)

A branch of agriculture

c)

Car insurance

d)

Altered version of a plant or other organism

17.

What are the most common animals in agriculture?

a)

Sheep & Cows

b)

Lizards & Frogs

c)

Llamas & Horses

d)

Flamingos & Chickens

18.

Which factors play a role in understanding how farming caries across space?

a)

Farming & livestock

b)

Culture & environment

c)

Machines & jobs

d)

Meetings held to discuss topics

19.

Which canal was used for transportation in the industrial revolution?

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Grand Canal

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Suez Canal

20.

What invention helped boats to travel much faster upstream against the current of the river?

a)

Spinning mule

b)

Telegraph

c)

Assembly Line

d)

Steam Engine

21.

How long did it take to travel across the U.S. prior to the industrial revolution?

a)

10 hours

b)

A week

c)

14 Days

d)

Months

22.

What new mode of transportation allowed people to travel across the country in a much shorter time?

a)

cars

b)

elevator

c)

railroad

d)

boats

23.

What was the typical form of transportation before the industrial revolution?

a)

steamboat

b)

railroad

c)

animal

d)

airplane

24.

What were the three major components of transportation?

a)

Roads, canals, & highways

b)

Canals, highways, & boats

c)

Boats, roads, & highways

d)

Roads, canals, & railroads

25.

What is a canal?

a)

A road

b)

Man-made waterway

c)

Oceans

d)

Rivers

26.

Who made the first steam engine?

a)

James Thornton

b)

Johnson Smith

c)

Brown Williams

d)

James Watt

27.

Why was transportation important?

a)

People were starting to live in the south

b)

People didn't want to get things

c)

People didn't like to travel

d)

People were starting to live in the west

28.

Who invented the first steam locomotive?

a)

John Stephenson

b)

John Smith

c)

Brown Williams

d)

James Watt

29.

Which invention made planting crops easier?

a)

The Seed Drill

b)

The Thrashing Machine

c)

The Industrial Revolution

d)

The Cotton Gin

30.

What was a positive effect of the industrial revolution on agriculture?

a)

Pollution

b)

The Spinning Jenny

c)

Raw materials were made faster

d)

The Cotton Gin

31.

What was a negative effect on agriculture from the industrial revolution?

a)

Harvest were easier

b)

Planting crops was faster

c)

Pollution

d)

The seed drill

32.

The industrial revolution had what effect on agriculture?

a)

Made farm work harder

b)

Made planting crops slower

c)

Made separating cotton harder

d)

Made planting and harvesting crops easier

33.

Why were railroads so important during the industrial revolution?

a)

They moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances.

b)

They were fun to ride and visit family

c)

People could ride on them to work

d)

They didn't cost anything to operate or build

34.

Early American factories were usually built to produce

a)

Food

b)

Cars

c)

Electricity

d)

Textiles

35.

Transportation became slower and more difficult as a result of the industrial revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What form of transportation did the MacAdam process improve?

a)

Roads

b)

Canals

c)

Steamboats

d)

Rivers

37.

How many wheels did the first car have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

38.

Where did the industrial revolution begin?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Alabama

d)

The U.S.A.

39.

Textiles are a form of metal.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What did the Spinning Jenny do?

a)

Used for the process of cotton spinning

b)

Used to make metal

c)

Used to harvest cotton

d)

Was used to create tapestries

41.

What did the Cotton Gin do?

a)

Used for the process of cotton spinning.

b)

Used to make it easy to produce yarn and thread.

c)

Used to produce cotton faster.

d)

Was made to weave cloth and tapestries.

42.

Steam power is very important for factories.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

When did the Avondale Mill in Sylacauga burn to the ground?

a)

2011

b)

2012

c)

2013

d)

2014

44.

Which of the following methods of farming enables farmers to grow different crops on the same land from time to time.

a)

Ploughing

b)

Crop cultivation

c)

Drip irrigation

d)

Crop rotation

45.

Apart from farming, which of the following activities are also a part of agriculture?

a)

Fruit cultivation

b)

Forestry

c)

Poultry rearing

d)

All of the above

46.

Which of the following is used by farmers to protect their crops from pests?

a)

Weedicides

b)

Artificial manure

c)

Pesticides

d)

Fertilizers

47.

Planting seed in a ploughed land is known as _________.

a)

Sown

b)

Sewing

c)

Seeing

d)

Sowing

48.

How did transportation improve in the early 1800s?

a)

Steam locomotives were produced

b)

Cars made it easier because the ford was invented

c)

Horses was discovered

d)

People built robots to transport items

49.

What is agriculture?

a)

Farming and livestock

b)

A war between two countries

c)

None of the above

50.

Before factories developed machinery was powered by?

a)

Use of the internal combustion engine

b)

The steam engine

c)

Electric power

d)

Using their muscles

51.

Factories changed the nature of working life in which of the following ways?

a)

Children were not allowed to work in factories

b)

Wages went up

c)

People worked longer hours

d)

Only men were allowed to work in factories

52.

Factory workers faced low wages, unsafe working conditions and long hours.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

What product was first made using machines in factories?

a)

Steel

b)

Textiles

c)

Locomotive

d)

Flying shuttle

54.

This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere powered by coal

a)

Flying shuttle

b)

Spinning jenny

c)

Steam engine

d)

Cotton gin

55.

Why did the people move to the cities?

a)

To make new farms

b)

To get jobs

c)

To find better houses

d)

To stop working

56.

How was the living conditions in the industrial revolution?

a)

Miserable but fun

b)

Disease and pollution

c)

High prices and free rent

d)

Pretty good

57.

Was farming easier before or after the industrial revolution?

a)

Before

b)

After

58.

What was the plow used for?

a)

Breaking rocks

b)

Breaking up soil

c)

Watering Plants

d)

Planting seeds

59.

What was the sanitation like in the city?

a)

Good

b)

Bad

c)

Terrible

d)

Great

60.

What is the youngest age that children worked at?

a)

7 years old

b)

4 years old

c)

10 years old

d)

8 years old

61.

What was the most profitable crop to grow during the industrial revolution?

a)

Corn

b)

Apples

c)

Cotton

d)

Wheat