5 Ws
Where did the Industrial Rev happen?
Britain/ UK
The spinning jenny was able to create ____ times the amount of string product that a person could create at once. (number)
8x
List 3 example of machines that had a steam engine. (answers may vary)
Car, train, and boat.
What were some benefits of the electric telegram? (2)
Long distance communication, accessible news, collision control. (answers may vary)
What were consequences of the Industrial Rev? (2)
Child workers, women were paid less,death, pollution, loss of land, colonization. (answers may vary)
Who was impacted in the Industrial Rev.? (2 groups of people)
Working Class, women, children, factory owners
What was the purpose of the spinning jenny?
Increase the production of yarn/ wool.
What was the purpose of the steam engine throughout the Industrial Rev.? (1/2)
It was improved upon to transform transportation, and power factories.
What was the purpose of the Electric Telegram?
A way for more instantaneous communication.
What were the other two Countries that were also experiencing their own Industrial Rev.?
India and China
When did the Industrial Rev. happen? (centuries)
1760-1840 (1700s to 1800s)
What was the purpose of the cotton gin?
To separate the usable cotton material from the rest of the plant.
What was the purpose of the Assembly Line? (1/3)
Contributed to efficiency in production, workers specialized in one area, standardized parts.
What are some examples of communication devices? (electronic, 3)
Phone, emails, social media platforms, apple watches (answers may vary)
What were the two important resources that helped Britain progress faster than other countries?
Coal and steel
Why was the Industrial Rev. needed?
To support the increasing population, there needed to be a shift from agriculture to factory driven production. (cottage factory/ coal and steel/ economic boom)
What is the name of the industry that the cotton gin and the spinning jenny contributed to?
Textile Industry
Why did the steam engine allow for flexible placement when building factories?
They no longer had to be built on the river to generate power.
What was the name of the worker who developed the electrical telegram?
Electrical Engineers
Why were workers not able to wear shoes in the textile factories?
The shoes caused friction and would short circuit the machines (costly repairs)
What happened during the Industrial Rev.?
It was a culture shift, turning away from hand crafted production to machine manufacturing because that was cheaper and more efficient.
What was the name of the tool that the spinning jenny spun thread onto?
A spool
What was the initial purpose of the steam engine?
To pump out water from coal mines.
What was the last name of the inventor who created a way to communicate electronically using dots and dashes?
Samuel Morse
What was the name of the industry that described working from inside homes before the industrial revolution was introduced?
Cottage Industry