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WorksheetsReview - Industrial Revolution Exam
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 31mins
Where did most people live prior to the industrial revolution?
Caves
Tents
Cities
Rural
What is a threshing machine?
Same as a sewing machine
Moves the cotton through little strings to make it soft.
Removes the seeds from the stalks and husks.
Puts the seeds in the ground.
What is a Seed Drill?
The same as a regular drill but for seeds.
A sowing device that sows the seeds into the ground.
It counted seeds.
All of the above.
Which of the following wasn't a new form of transportation in the industrial revolution?
Automobile
Scooters
Canals
Steamboats
Which form of transportation was made first?
Roads
Aeroplane
Steamboats
Trains
Which form of transportation was used before the industrial revolution?
Steamboats
Aeroplanes
Horses
Trains
What affected towns and cities growth during and after the Industrial Revolution?
Immigration
Factories
Inventions
Farming
How did mass immigration start in America?
Persecution
War
Famine
All of the above
Why did immigrants move to American during the Industrial Revolution?
For food
Looking for jobs
To escape their farms
To visit relatives
How did immigration affect cities during the Industrial Revolution?
Low skilled newcomers couldn't work in factories.
It affected the peoples bank accounts.
Contributed to the growth and spread of factories.
Stopped growth and spread of factories
Why did people move from farms and small communities to the cities during the industrial revolution?
They had friends in the city
People could earn more in a factory than on the farms.
The food tasted better.
They were bored.
What impact did the industrial revolution have on society?
People began working on farms.
The movement of people to cities.
It brought people away from each other.
People began moving away from the cities.
How was health & sanitation during/before the industrial revolution?
Perfect, everyone was happy and healthy.
Waste was left in the streets and people often got sick.
Not perfect but not dangerous.
Just like it is today.
What were some issues that came about due to the industrial revolution?
Poor workers had to live in cramped homes
Employees were exposed to dangerous working conditions
There was a lot of disease
All of the above
What is agriculture?
It is a form of culture that is found in the Middle East
It is only factories that mass produce food
The science or practice of farming
All of the above
What are GMO's?
None of the below
A branch of agriculture
Car insurance
Altered version of a plant or other organism
What are the most common animals in agriculture?
Sheep & Cows
Lizards & Frogs
Llamas & Horses
Flamingos & Chickens
Which factors play a role in understanding how farming caries across space?
Farming & livestock
Culture & environment
Machines & jobs
Meetings held to discuss topics
Which canal was used for transportation in the industrial revolution?
Erie Canal
Grand Canal
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
What invention helped boats to travel much faster upstream against the current of the river?
Spinning mule
Telegraph
Assembly Line
Steam Engine
How long did it take to travel across the U.S. prior to the industrial revolution?
10 hours
A week
14 Days
Months
What new mode of transportation allowed people to travel across the country in a much shorter time?
cars
elevator
railroad
boats
What was the typical form of transportation before the industrial revolution?
steamboat
railroad
animal
airplane
What were the three major components of transportation?
Roads, canals, & highways
Canals, highways, & boats
Boats, roads, & highways
Roads, canals, & railroads
What is a canal?
A road
Man-made waterway
Oceans
Rivers
Who made the first steam engine?
James Thornton
Johnson Smith
Brown Williams
James Watt
Why was transportation important?
People were starting to live in the south
People didn't want to get things
People didn't like to travel
People were starting to live in the west
Who invented the first steam locomotive?
John Stephenson
John Smith
Brown Williams
James Watt
Which invention made planting crops easier?
The Seed Drill
The Thrashing Machine
The Industrial Revolution
The Cotton Gin
What was a positive effect of the industrial revolution on agriculture?
Pollution
The Spinning Jenny
Raw materials were made faster
The Cotton Gin
What was a negative effect on agriculture from the industrial revolution?
Harvest were easier
Planting crops was faster
Pollution
The seed drill
The industrial revolution had what effect on agriculture?
Made farm work harder
Made planting crops slower
Made separating cotton harder
Made planting and harvesting crops easier
Why were railroads so important during the industrial revolution?
They moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances.
They were fun to ride and visit family
People could ride on them to work
They didn't cost anything to operate or build
Early American factories were usually built to produce
Food
Cars
Electricity
Textiles
Transportation became slower and more difficult as a result of the industrial revolution.
True
False
What form of transportation did the MacAdam process improve?
Roads
Canals
Steamboats
Rivers
How many wheels did the first car have?
2
3
4
5
Where did the industrial revolution begin?
England
France
Alabama
The U.S.A.
Textiles are a form of metal.
True
False
What did the Spinning Jenny do?
Used for the process of cotton spinning
Used to make metal
Used to harvest cotton
Was used to create tapestries
What did the Cotton Gin do?
Used for the process of cotton spinning.
Used to make it easy to produce yarn and thread.
Used to produce cotton faster.
Was made to weave cloth and tapestries.
Steam power is very important for factories.
True
False
When did the Avondale Mill in Sylacauga burn to the ground?
2011
2012
2013
2014
Which of the following methods of farming enables farmers to grow different crops on the same land from time to time.
Ploughing
Crop cultivation
Drip irrigation
Crop rotation
Apart from farming, which of the following activities are also a part of agriculture?
Fruit cultivation
Forestry
Poultry rearing
All of the above
Which of the following is used by farmers to protect their crops from pests?
Weedicides
Artificial manure
Pesticides
Fertilizers
Planting seed in a ploughed land is known as _________.
Sown
Sewing
Seeing
Sowing
How did transportation improve in the early 1800s?
Steam locomotives were produced
Cars made it easier because the ford was invented
Horses was discovered
People built robots to transport items
What is agriculture?
Farming and livestock
A war between two countries
None of the above
Before factories developed machinery was powered by?
Use of the internal combustion engine
The steam engine
Electric power
Using their muscles
Factories changed the nature of working life in which of the following ways?
Children were not allowed to work in factories
Wages went up
People worked longer hours
Only men were allowed to work in factories
Factory workers faced low wages, unsafe working conditions and long hours.
True
False
What product was first made using machines in factories?
Steel
Textiles
Locomotive
Flying shuttle
This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere powered by coal
Flying shuttle
Spinning jenny
Steam engine
Cotton gin
Why did the people move to the cities?
To make new farms
To get jobs
To find better houses
To stop working
How was the living conditions in the industrial revolution?
Miserable but fun
Disease and pollution
High prices and free rent
Pretty good
Was farming easier before or after the industrial revolution?
Before
After
What was the plow used for?
Breaking rocks
Breaking up soil
Watering Plants
Planting seeds
What was the sanitation like in the city?
Good
Bad
Terrible
Great
What is the youngest age that children worked at?
7 years old
4 years old
10 years old
8 years old
What was the most profitable crop to grow during the industrial revolution?
Corn
Apples
Cotton
Wheat
