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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution Intro Check
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Before the Industrial Revolution, all products were made by
Factories
Hand
Royalty
Slaves
The combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to the
Era of Good Feelings
Adoption of gold standard
Industrial Revolution
Manifest Destiny
In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built along rivers because
ships could bring in supplies
ships could easily deliver goods to factories
water power was used to power factory machines
water was a major source of irrigation
How did railroads impact the prices of goods and services?
Made them cheaper and easier to ship
Gave people a way of transportation
Made them more expensive and harder to ship
Mass production means:
Products being made with more superior quality
Goods being made in large quantities
Industries moved to rural areas
Laborers received higher wages
Mass production led to:
Laborers received higher wages
Products being superior in quality
Goods became less expensive
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
Factory
Corporation
Urbanization
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
Dangerous working conditions
Safe working conditions
Low wages
Widespread pollution
Which statement is TRUE about the Industrial Revolution?
Work conditions were closely regulated
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
Children worked an 8 hour day
Children were not allowed to work
What innovation of the Agricultural Revolution resulted in stronger sheep and cows that resulted in more wool and more food production?
Four crop rotation
Seed drill
Selective breeding
Enclosure movement
This Agricultural Revolution innovation resulted in common land being turned into private land. This forced peasant to move to cities searching for work and housing.
Selective breeding
Four crop rotation
Enclosure movement
Seed drill
This innovation allowed for farmers to plant and grow more crops due to the efficiency of this item. Seed placement became less random.
Four crop rotation
Enclosure movement
Selective breeding
Seed drill
This Agricultural Revolution innovation resulted in more food. This innovation increased use of fields/less fields due to commonly grew legumes instead of leaving the fields fallow.
Selective breeding
Four crop rotation
Seed drill
Enclosure movement
Jethro Tull created the seed drill.
True
False
John Kay invented the Flying Shuttle which spun thread and cloth faster.
True
False
The first industry in Great Britain to be revolutionized was the ______.
Textile industry
Copper industry
Sheep industry
Car industry
Britain had an expanding economy because business people invested in the manufacture of what?
New buildings
New inventions
New ideas
New cars
Why were steam engines so important for the industrial revolution to take hold?
made it possible to separate seeds from cotton faster
made it possible to weave 100x faster
made it possible to cut down trees faster
made it possible to burn coal for energy far from coal mines; it was used in manufacturing, trains and steamboats
Which of the following is NOT an invention of the Industrial Revolution?
Steam engine
Spinning jenny
Flying Shuttle
Airplane
