Before the Industrial Revolution
Where did most people live before the Industrial Revolution?
A. On farms and in villages
B. Big cities
C. In factories
D. On ships
A. On farms and in villages
What invention sped up thread production?
A. Cotton Gin
B. Steam Engine
C.Telegraph
D. Spinning Jenny
D. Spinning Jenny
Where were goods made during the Industrial Revolution?
A. Homes
B. Schools
C. Factories
D. Farms
C. Factories
What helped diseases spread?
A. Clean water
B. Good diets
C. Poor sanitation and bad diets
D. Exercise
C. Poor sanitation and bad diets
What was the Industrial Revolution?
A. A war
B. A farming change
C. A time of changes in machines and industry
D. A holiday
C. A time of changes in machines and industry
How were tools powered before machines?
A. Electricity
B. Gas
C. Humans, animals, water, or wind
D. Solar power
C. Humans, animals, water, or wind
What became a practical source of power?
A. Wind
B. Water
C. Steam Engine
D. Coal alone
C. Steam Engine
What was one effect of children working long hours?
A. More free time
B. Better health
C. Little or no time for school
D. Higher wages
C. Little or no time for school
Which disease was common during this time?
A. Flu
B. Cholera
C. Chickenpox
D. Cold
B. Cholera
What did the Industrial Revolution create?
A. Ancient life
B. Modern life
C. Fewer inventions
D. Less work
B. Modern life
What did people do when they had little money?
A. Bought new items
B. Threw things away
C. Made and fixed things themselves
D. Borrowed from factories
C. Made and fixed things themselves
Who built the first successful steamboat?
A. Robert Fulton
B. Samuel Morse
C .Eli Whitney
D. James Watt
A. Robert Fulton
What were common problems for factory workers?
A. Short hours and high pay
B. Long hours, low wages, danger
C. Easy jobs
D. Lots of vacations
B. Long hours, low wages, danger
What was life like for many workers?
A. Rich and comfortable
B. Lived in cheap homes with low wages
C. Lived on farms
D. Had lots of money
B. Lived in cheap homes with low wages
What was the fuel of the Industrial Revolution?
A. Water
B. Oil
C. Coal
D. Wind
C. Coal
True or False: Most people traveled far from home.
A. True
B. False
C. Sometimes
D. Only farmers
B. False
What metal became very important during this time?
A. Gold
B. Copper
C. Silver
D. Iron
D. Iron
What are groups that protect workers’ rights called?
A. Clubs
B. Trade unions
C. Teams
D. Businesses
B. Trade unions
What improved people’s health and made them live longer?
A. More factories
B. Better medicine
C. Less food
D. More work
B. Better medicine
What economic idea says business should run without government control?
A. Communism
B. Capitalism
C. Democracy
D. Socialism
B. Capitalism
How were goods made before factories?
A. Quickly and perfectly
B. Slowly and uneven in quality
C. Only in cities
D. By machines
B. Slowly and uneven in quality
What invention made growing cotton very profitable?
A. Cotton Gin
B.Mechanical Reaper
C. Steam Engine
D. Railroad
A. Cotton Gin
What was a goal of labor unions?
A. More homework
B. Higher wages and shorter hours
C. More factories
D. Less workers
B. Higher wages and shorter hours
What did heating and sealing food do?
A. Spoiled it faster
B. Made it bigger
C. Preserved it
D. Changed the color
C. Preserved it
What is one major effect of the Industrial Revolution still seen today?
A. Fewer people
B. Global climate change
C. No machines
D. Less travel
B. Global climate change