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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe Industrial Revolution happening during the _____ and the ____.1700s, 1800s1800s, 1900s1900s, 2000s1500s, 1600s
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?FranceBritianUnited StatesSpain
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe cottage industry system involved manufacturing...of steam engines.of luxury goods.in the home.in small factories.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?Low wagesWidespread pollutionDangerous working conditionsSafe working conditions
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho designed the first efficient steam engine?James HargreavesJohn KayRichard ArkwrightJames Watt
- 6. Multiple Choice
Any fabric that is woven (by machine or hand) is called -technologytextileeconomyindustrialization - 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat product was first made using machines in factories?Steeltextileslocomotivesflying shuttles
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.SchoolCorporationFactoryUrbanization
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat innovation increased the transportation of goods and people?Flying ShuttleSpinning JennySteam EngineWater Frame
- 10. Multiple Choice
This machine planted seeds in a row and covered the seeds with dirt.
Spinning Mule
Spinning Jenny
Cotton Gin
Seed Drill
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Industrial Revolution was triggered by sweeping changes in what?ReligionEducationAgriculturePolitics
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMass production led to:Products being more superior in qualitygoods became less expensivelaborers received higher wagesindustries moved to rural areas
- 13. Multiple ChoiceBefore the Industrial Revolution all products were created byFactoriesHandSlavesRoyalty
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?Made the crime rate decreaseLed to an increase in farm workersMake the cities cleaner and saferLed to an increase in population in the cities
- 15. Multiple ChoiceOne effect of the cotton gin was that ____.farmers could plant more cotton in limited spacethe need for enslaved labor decreasedthe seeds of the cotton plant no longer stuck to the fibersworkers could process more cotton
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho invented the cotton gin?Eli WhitneyJim MorseJames Wattthe guy that delivers your pizza
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhere were most factories built before the steam engine was invented?in the mountainsin the desertalong riversanywhere
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?wood and peatoil and natural gascoal and ironcotton and tobacco
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich innovation allowed factories to be built anywhere?flying shuttlespinning jennycotton ginsteam engine
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy were railroads so important during this time?they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distancesthey were fun to ride on to go visit family in other statespeople could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement is true?Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial RevolutionWork conditions were closely regulatedThere were no labor laws that prevented children from workingChildren were allowed to work but they were treated fairly.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?Very extravagantStrict housing regulationsSpacious and luxuriousCrowded and unsanitary
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhy did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?Jobs in factoriesJobs on the farmFamilyFriends
- 24. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?New farming methods required more workers on the farm.New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceEngland is an island. Why was this an advantage during the Industrial Revolution?It wasn't an advantage.It made it more difficult for other countries to steal England's ideas.England has many ports and rivers which allow easier worldwide trade.England had tropical weather, which allowed more crops to be grown.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe process of taking over and fencing off land formally owned by peasant farmers.communismenclosure movementutilitarianismlaissez-faire
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWho invented a steam locomotive?John WesleyGeorge StephesonMichael FaradayJohn Kay
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe Industrial revolution created a new ____________ class.UpperPoorLowerMiddle
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat paved the way for Britain to lead the Industrial Revolution?Extensive natural resourcesTransportationEconomicsTrade with foreign nations
- 30. Multiple ChoiceJames Watt is credited with the following:invention of the cotton ginurbanizationimprovements on the computerimprovements on the steam engine
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following factors were key to the passage of factory acts?child labor in factoriesinvention of the printing pressincrease in agricultural jobsrise of labor unions
- 32. Multiple ChoiceUntil the 1800s, how did most families get the items they needed for daily life?They made tools, clothing, materials, and food by hand.They bought them from factories.They bought them on the Internet.They bought them from stores.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.French RevolutionMachine RevolutionIndustrial RevolutionTechnological Revolution
- 34. Multiple Choice
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain?
Abundant coal supplies
Naval power
Trading opportunities
All of the above
- 35. Multiple Choice
An enclosure is made from __________.
Metal
Stone
Brick
Wood
- 36. Multiple Choice
What was Charles Townshend best known for?
3 crop field rotation
Seed Drill
4 field crop rotation
Plough
- 37. Multiple Choice
Who pioneered selective breeding to improve agricultural livestock?
Robert Bakewell
Jethro Tull
James Hargraeves
Joseph Foljambe
- 38. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT an invention of the agricultural revolution?
Enclosure
Crop Rotation
The Spinning Jenny
New faring technology including the Rotherham Plough
- 39. Multiple Choice
A tenement is a ______________?
Terrace House
Small cottage
Factory
Country Manor
- 40. Multiple Choice
A turnpike is a ____________.
A spike in the road
Toll gate for use of roads
A mechanical tool to fix wagons
A gate used on the canals to allow boats to move through.
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