WorksheetsUnit 5 Industrial Revolution
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
Locomotives
c)
Textiles
d)
Flying Shuttles
2.
2. Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Urbanization
b)
Dangerous working conditions
c)
Safe working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
3.
3. What place is where people and machines join together to mass produce goods?
a)
Corporation
b)
Factory
c)
Urbanization
d)
Cartel
4.
4. Using the chart below, which natural resources best complete this chart?
a)
Iron ore and draft animals
b)
Gold and silver deposits
c)
Coal and river networks
d)
Fertile soil and steady winds
5.
5. Mass production led to what?
a)
Products being more superior in quality.
b)
industries moved to rural areas.
c)
laborers received higher wages.
d)
goods became less expensive.
6.
6. Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Family
c)
Jobs on the farm
d)
Friends
7.
7. The ability to have necessities of life, such as food, clothing, and shelter and wants like vacations, concerts, and other amusements is referred to as what?
a)
middle class
b)
standard of living
c)
upper class
d)
purchasing power
8.
8. The process of an area growing larger, with an increase in population, production of goods and services, and availability of a variety of options to fulfill one's wants and needs is called what?
a)
Industrialization
b)
Materialism
c)
Urbanization
d)
Commercialism
9.
9. Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
They moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances.
b)
People could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city.
c)
They were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states.
d)
It allowed people to be less connected and unable to trade goods efficiently.
10.
10. What impact did the Agricultural Revolution have on the population of England?
a)
The population increased a little.
b)
The population increased dramatically.
c)
The population declined steeply.
d)
The population stayed the same.
11.
11. True or False: The Agricultural Revolution impacted farmers in a positive way.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
12. Which innovation allowed factories to be built anywhere?
a)
Tractors
b)
Flying shuttle
c)
Spinning Jenny
d)
Steam engine
13.
13. The Industrial Revolution happening during the _____ and the ____.
a)
1800s, 1900s
b)
1700s, 1800s
c)
1900s, 2000s
d)
1500s, 1600s
14.
14. The combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to what?
a)
Era of Enlightenment
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Adoption of gold standard
15.
15. In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built along rivers because...?
a)
Water power was used to power factory machines.
b)
Ships could easily deliver goods to factories.
c)
Water was a major source of irrigation.
d)
Ships could bring in supplies.
16.
15. Which of the following were associated with early factory working conditions? (Select all that apply)
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
17.
16. Which statement IS TRUE about the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Children were not allowed to work
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Adults worked an 8 hour day
18.
17. What kind of buildings did the working class people live in?
a)
Manors
b)
Houses
c)
Dorms
d)
Tenements
19.
18. Which of the following would be considered a POSITIVE effect of the Industrial Revolution? (Choose all that apply)
a)
More pollution
b)
Better transportation
c)
Cheaper products
d)
More jobs
20.
19. Why were children hired as laborers during the Industrial Age?
a)
They could be payed less and fit into tight confined spaces.
b)
Kids didn't want to go to school back then.
c)
They were the smartest people of the era.
d)
All of the above.
21.
20. What is Jacob Riis describing in the quote below?
“Bedrooms in tenements [run down apartments] were dark closets, utterly [completely] without ventilation [windows]. There couldn’t be any. The houses were built like huge square boxes, covering nearly the whole lot. Some light came in at the ends, but the middle was always black.”—Jacob Riis, The Battle with the Slum, 1902
a)
The homes immigrants had before arriving in the United States.
b)
Why governments should build parks in cities.
c)
The poor ventilation and lack of light in tenements.
d)
The poor ventilation and lack of light in factories.
22.
21. Of the following, which one is the most significant change brought on by the Industrial Revolution?
a)
People could work from home and send their products to factories for final assembly.
b)
Products were primarily made by machines.
c)
Skilled laborers had more advanced tools at their disposal.
d)
More people were engaged in manufacturing.
23.
22. What role did Ellis Island play in immigration?
a)
It was the most popular place for immigrants to settle once arriving.
b)
All immigrants lived there after arriving from their home country.
c)
Immigrants could bypass the checkpoints there if they had the correct paperwork.
d)
It was where immigrants were processed before being sent to the mainland.
24.
23. The agricultural revolution led to Britain’s industrialization (mass production) because…
a)
It created universal male suffrage.
b)
It encouraged the fair and equal treatment of workers on farms and in factories.
c)
It led to new inventions as well as urban industrialization.
d)
It destroyed the cottage industry and made people look for work to work in factories
25.
24. How did industrialization impact women?
a)
It had no impact on the lives of women.
b)
Many women entered the paid workplace.
c)
Women moved from cities to rural areas.
d)
Many women practiced traditional activities such as making their families clothing.
26.
25. Who invented(upgraded) the steam engine?
a)
Henry Bessemer
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
James Watt
27.
26. These workers negotiate as a group to try and argue for better pay, better hours, and better working conditions. What are they?
a)
Abolitionists
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Labor Unions
d)
Capitalists
28.
27. The THREE factors of production that were vital to the Industrial Revolution and the start of any business include each of the following EXCEPT...?
a)
Investors
b)
Land
c)
Capital
d)
Labor
29.
28. The term laissez-faire roughly translates to mean what?
a)
Freedom to all
b)
Resist tyranny
c)
Lazy/hands off government
d)
Community sharing
30.
29. What process allowed steel to be mass-produced at a lower cost?
a)
Edison Process
b)
Bessemer Process
c)
Assembly Process
d)
Watt Process
31.
30. Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Isaac Singer
d)
Henry Bessemer
32.
31. True or False: Before the Industrial Revolution, most people lived on or very close to the land that provided their food.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
32. True or False: The Industrial Revolution led to advancements in education, including twelve years of free, formal education.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
33. True or False: Europe, especially France, was the starting point of the Industrial Revolution.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
34. True or False: High wages and cheap fuel costs were key factors that contributed to the Industrial Revolution in Britain.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
35. Choose one of the following inventions and explain how it drastically changed life for people:
Steam Engine, Water Frame, Cotton Gin, Bessemer Process, Mechanical Reaper
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