Industrial Revolution
______ are big buildings with machines that made stuff very fast during the Industrial Revolution.
A. Schools B. Factories C. Engines
B. Factories
What did Alexander Graham Bell invent in 1876?
A. Telegraph B. Telephone C. Teleportation
B. Telephone
True/False: Factories during the Industrial Revolution were very clean and safe places to work.
A. True B. False
B. False
Which of these is the fastest mode of transportation?
A. Wagon B. Horse C. Train
C. Train
DAILY DOUBLE!!
What does the word "efficient" mean?
A. Slower/harder B. Faster/easier C. Across the continent
B. Faster/easier
During what time period did the Industrial Revolution mainly take place?
A. 1700's/1800's B. 2000's/2100's C. 100's/200's
A. 1700's/1800's
What invention made trains, steamboats, and factories work during the Industrial Revolution?
A. Cotton gin B. Steam engine C. Children
B. Steam engine
The first factories were powered by _______.
A. Electricity B. Wind/water C. Sheep
B. Wind/water
What is a man-made river that connects two bodies of water called?
A. Fish B. Canal C. Water Road
B. Canal
What are "textiles"?
A. Shrimp B. Engines C. Fabric/cloth
C. Fabric/cloth
During the Industrial Revolution, machines relied on steam power generated by burning ______.
A. Coal B. Paper C. Clothes
A. Coal
Who invented the practical light bulb in 1879?
A. Benjamin Franklin B. Eli Whitney C. Thomas Edison
C. Thomas Edison
Factories often hired ________ because they worked for little money and could fit into small spaces.
A. Monkeys B. Babies C. Children
C. Children
Which new invention was a boat that could travel upstream faster during the Industrial Revolution?
A. Rowboat B. Motor boat C. Steamboat
C. Steamboat
What does it mean to "transport" something?
A. Move it with a vehicle B. Make it in a factory C. Put coal in it
A. Move it with a vehicle
What country did the Industrial Revolution start in?
A. Britain B. United States C. Africa
A. Britain
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Who invented the telegraph?
A. Samuel Morse B. Robert Fulton C. Henry Bessemer
A. Samuel Morse
Smoke from factories caused a lot of _______ which made cities dirty and people sick.
A. Steam B. Pollution C. Cholera
B. Pollution
During the Industrial Revolution, new transportation allowed people and _______ to travel much faster.
A. Goods/packages B. Planets C. Computers
A. Goods/packages
What does it mean to "manufacture" something?
A. Make it in a factory B. Blow it up C. Eat it
A. Make it in a factory
During the Industrial Revolution, many people moved from ______ to work in ______. (write 2 letters in order)
A. Farms B. Islands C. Canals D. Cities
A D
Who invented the steam engine? (hint: his name now describes energy, like in a light bulb)
A. George Washington B. James Watt C. Alexander Graham Bell
B. James Watt
Factories were first used to make ________ very quickly during the 1700s.
A. Steel B. Thread/string C. Beans
B. Thread/string
During the Industrial Revolution better roads made of ______ were created using the macadam process.
A. Steel B. Gravel C. Tar
B. Gravel
What does a "locomotive" do?
A. It pulls a train B. It pulls a steamboat C. It makes cheese
A. It pulls a train