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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
United States
Great Britain
Spain
France
Why did early factories need to be located near rivers
Water power was need to run machines
People often traveled to work on steamboats.
Fish from the river were used to feed the workers
The rivers provided a cool breeze
To what does the phrase "facotry system" refer?
Factories set up along rivers to produce a system of goods
Factories located in rural areas to escape urbanization
Workers and machinery producing goods under one roof
Workers forming the first sytem of labor unions
Who were the majority of Lowell Factory Workers?
Young men from the cities.
Boys from nearby farms.
Men who were married and needed extra income.
Young, unmarried farm girls
What region of the USA experienced the greatest amount of industrialization in the 1800s?
Midwest
South
Northeast
West
What effect did factories have on the population of cities in the 1800s?
Not sure; population records were not kept in the 1800s
Factories had no population impact on major cities.
Factories made the population of major cities decrease
Factories made the population of major cities increase
What is meant by the term "Industrial Revolution?"
A sudden change in how food was being grown and distributed
A sudden change in how food was being paid for by workers
A sudden change in how many different things were being made
A change in how many different things were being paid for
Which of the following best describes how things were made BEFORE the IR?
Before=Machines; After=Electronically
Before=Electronically; after =machine
Before=Machine; After=By Hand
Before=By Hand; After =Machine
Which of the following is FALSE?
Workers worked long hours for low pay
Many children worked to help bring in money
There were laws in place to protect the rights of workers
Typically, factory conditions were bad
Who memorized the plans to the textile mills and brought them to the US?
Samuel Slater
Eli Whitney
Francis Cabot Lowell
Robert Fulton
Who developed the idea of Interchangeable Parts?
Samuel Slater
Eli Whitney
Francis Cabot Lowell
Robert Fulton
Who created the "model factory town?"
Samuel Slater
Eli Whitney
Francis Cabot Lowell
Robert Fulton
Who launched the first successful steamboat?
Samuel Slater
Eli Whitney
Francis Cabot Lowell
Robert Fulton
True/False: The first business to industrialize was the textile industry.
True
False
True/False: Early cities were always clean, safe and healthy.
True
False
