Industrial Revolution

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• A global war that began as a conflict between Great Britain and her Thirteen Colonies which declared independence as the United States of America.
• The transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to 1840.
• A period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799.
• A pair of revolutions in Russia in 1917 which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union.

What country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?

• France
• Britiain
• United States
• Spain

What is the movement of people from farms to cities?

• Utilitarianism
• Urbanisation
• Proletariat
• Enclosure Movement

The cottage industry system involved manufacturing...

• of steam engines.
• of hand-made luxury goods.
• in the home. 
• in small factories.

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

• Low wages
• Safe working conditions
• Dangerous working conditions
• Widespread pollution

What product was first made using machines in factories?

• Steel
• Textiles
• Locomotives
• Flying shuttles

What refers to new ideas about how to do something as well as the equipment needed to do it? 

• Technology 
• Biology
• Astrology
• Zoology 

A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.

• Cartel
• Corporation
• Factory
• Urbanisation

This machine separated the seed from cotton fibers.

• Spinning Mule
• Spinning Jenny
• Steam Engine
• Cotton Gin

The Industrial Revolution was triggered by sweeping changes in what?

• Religion
• Education
• Farming/Agriculture
• Politics