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The Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Industrial Revolution started in _______________ around ________.

a)

England, 1750 CE

b)

China, 1000 BCE

c)

United States, 2018 CE

d)

Great Britain, 1500 CE

2.

What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Cities were mostly for rich people

b)

Strict housing safety laws

c)

Spacious and luxurious

d)

Crowded and unsanitary

3.

Mass production led to:

a)

Products being high quality

b)

goods became less expensive

c)

workers received high wages

d)

industries moved to farming areas

4.

How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?

a)

Made the crime rate decrease

b)

Led to an increase in farm workers

c)

Make the cities cleaner and safer

d)

Led to an increase in population in the cities

5.

This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.

a)

flying shuttle

b)

steam engine

c)

spinning jenny

d)

cotton gin

6.

What is the mass movement from farms to cities called?

a)

immigration

b)

colonization

c)

industrialization

d)

urbanization

7.

How did Britain's overseas colonies contribute to industrialization?

a)

Provided raw materials to use.

b)

Chance to try new farming techniques.

c)

Slaves in colonies built new machines.

d)

Lessened the effects of climate change.

8.
How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?
a)
Made them more expensive & harder to ship
b)
made them cheaper & easier to ship
c)
Gave people a way of transportation
9.

_______________ invented the steam engine.

a)

James Watt

b)

James Hargreaves

c)

Richard Arkwright

10.

____________________ was known as 'Cottonopolis'---the city of cotton---for its large number of factories producing cotton fabric.

a)

Manchester

b)

England

c)

Europe

d)

India

11.

The 'spinning jenny' was invented by _________________________

a)

James Hargreaves

b)

James Watt

c)

Thomas Savery

d)

Richard Arkwright

12.

The Crystal Palace exhibition in London, in 1851, showcased _________________________

a)

Britain's industry

b)

India's muslin

c)

the spinny jenny

d)

the steam engine

13.

The first proper railway line was laid in _______________ in England from Stockton to Darlington; the steam engine was used to power the locomotives.

a)

1825

b)

1849

c)

1823

d)

1764

14.

The laying of railway tracks and setting up a railway system in the subcontinent in 1849 helped the________________ to transport raw materials and finished products from the source to the ports.

a)

British

b)

Muslims

c)

Bengalis

d)

Hindus

15.

Britian became _________________________________________ with its multiple colonies around the world.

a)

The Empire on which the sun never set

b)

The jewel in the crown

c)

The greatest empire

d)

Almighty Britain

16.

Britain's prized colony India came to be called __________________________.

a)

the jewel in the crown

b)

Cottonopolis

c)

the muslin producer

d)

the European power

17.

_________________________________ was known as 'the Father of the Industrial Revolution.

a)

Richard Arkwright

b)

James Hargreaves

c)

James Watt

d)

Miner