De 8.1 Industrial Revolution
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- 1.How were things made before the Industrial Revolution?
- A.
By machines
- B.
With new inventions
- C.
By slaves
- D.
By hand
- 2.How were things made after the Industrial Revolution?
- A.
By hand
- B.
By machines
- C.
By Santa's helpers
- D.
By slaves
- 3.What does the French word "Laissez Faire" mean?
- A.
Free to do
- B.
I like chicken
- C.
People are lazy
- D.
That's not fair
- 4.What did laissez faire have to do with the Industrial Revolution?
- A.
It helped people find jobs
- B.
It made people travel to new countries
- C.
It brought French language to America
- D.
People believed that the government should not interfere with businesses.
- 5.What is an entrepreneur?
- A.
People who take risks to start a business
- B.
People who sell cow manure
- C.
People who make goods by hand
- D.
People who belong to the government
- 6.Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
- A.
France
- B.
United States
- C.
Spain
- D.
Great Britain
- 7.Which of these was NOT an impact of the Industrial Revolution?
- A.
People began making new inventions
- B.
Factories were being built
- C.
Women and children worked in factories
- D.
Obama became President
- 8.What was the first industry to use machines?
- A.
Textile
- B.
Steel
- C.
Agriculture
- D.
Transportation
- 9.How did the British try to keep the plans for their factories and machines secret?
- A.
They executed people who shared the plans.
- B.
They hired the Avengers to protect their government secret.
- C.
They passed laws to prevent plans from being sent to other countries and didn't let people who worked with machines to leave the country.
- D.
They created a secret society to prevent these plans from ever leaving.
- 10.What British mechanic secretly left Britain and brought factory and machine plans to America?
- A.
Francis Cabot Lowell
- B.
Samuel Slater
- C.
Eli Whitney
- D.
Robert Fulton
- 11.Who was the first person to build a factory in America?
- A.
Samuel Slater
- B.
Francis Cabot Lowell
- C.
Eli Whitney
- D.
Robert Fulton
- 12.Why did so many women work for Lowell's factories?
- A.
The women were able to perform the work better than men
- B.
They enjoyed working on farms
- C.
They wanted an opportunity to earn money and live on their own
- D.
Their husbands forced them to get jobs
- 13.Which of these was NOT something a factory worker experienced?
- A.
The machines and equipment were dangerous
- B.
They worked long hours for little pay
- C.
The air was polluted and filled with fabric particles
- D.
They had a flexible schedule to spend time with their families
- 14.What invention did Eli Whitney create to separate the seeds from cotton?
- A.
The cotton gin
- B.
The cotton separator
- C.
The cotton machine
- D.
The super powered cotton enhancement thingy
- 15.What was one negative effect of the cotton gin?
- A.
It increased the need for slaves
- B.
It increased the price of cotton
- C.
It reduced the number of jobs
- D.
It reduced trade with other countries
- 16.How did Eli Whitney improve the gun business?
- A.
He made guns that the same as the British
- B.
He made guns that shot farther
- C.
He made interchangeable parts
- D.
He created automatic rifles
- 17.What method of transportation was NOT greatly improved during the Industrial Revolution?
- A.
Steamboats
- B.
Railroads
- C.
Canals
- D.
Carriages
- 18.What was impressive about the steamboat designed by Robert Fulton?
- A.
It had a paddle wheel that allowed it to travel upstream and downstream.
- B.
It had a paddle that was powered by 10 men.
- C.
It was able to carry more people than any other boat.
- D.
It was the first boat to travel across the Atlantic Ocean.
- 19.What mode of transportation was built to connect the Hudson River to the Great Lakes?
- A.
The Glider
- B.
The Railroad
- C.
The Erie Canal
- D.
The Automobile
- 20.What was important about the transcontinental railroad?
- A.
It made travel easier between the east coast and the west coast.
- B.
It brought more immigrants from Europe.
- C.
It was used to supply troops during the Mexican-American war.
- D.
It increased communication throughout America.
- 21.Which of these was NOT a negative consequence of the new forms of transportation?
- A.
Clearing trees, damming rivers, and blasting rock
- B.
Destruction of natural habitat for native plants and animals.
- C.
Increased levels of pollution near railroad centers.
- D.
Depletion of the ozone from farting cows.
- 22.Who invented the telegraph?
- A.
Eli Whitney
- B.
Samuel Morse
- C.
Robert Fulton
- D.
Francis Cabot Lowell
- 23.Which of these was NOT an improvement caused by the telegraph?
- A.
It increased the demand for factory laborers.
- B.
Settlers in the West could Stay in touch with family in the East.
- C.
It improved business.
- D.
People could transfer money from banks to other people around the US.
- 24.What did Cyrus McCormick's "reaper" invention actually do?
- A.
It separated seeds from cotton.
- B.
It was used for digging up soil.
- C.
It was used for chopping down grains.
- D.
It was a tractor used to pull a plow.
- 25.How did the "steel plow" that was invented by John Deere improve farming?
- A.
It no longer needed horses to pull the plow.
- B.
It replaced iron and wooden plows that could only cut into soft soil.
- C.
It reduced the need for slave labor.
- D.
It allowed the transportation of grains to get to the markets easier.
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