Lesson 7.1 Industrial Revolution Quiz

How did markets resolve scarcity during the Industrial Revolution?

• by increasing demand so that producers would make more

• by reducing prices so that people could buy more

• by increasing prices so that producers would make more

Which physical geographic feature attracted factories?

• a hilly landscape with falling streams

• poor soil encouraging people to give up farming

• a nearby coastline for easy access to England

What caused employers to take less interest in the welfare of their workers?

• competition with other employers for sales

• knowledge that European workers accepted worse conditions

• employers’ increased wealth

Which was the most important drawback to city life in the mid-1800s?

• crime

• disease

• housing shortages

Which group turned to factory jobs as a result of technological innovations in the mid-1800s?

• telegraph operators

• farm workers

• farm owners

Which was the main reason young women were drawn to working in mills?

• They wanted greater economic freedom.

• They welcomed the excitement of city life.

• Mill work was easier than working on a farm.

Who brought the first textile factory to America?

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Eli Whitney

• Samuel Slater

Who hired young girls to work in his factories?

• Samuel Slater

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Eli Whitney

Who invented the mechanical reaper?

• Cyrus McCormick

• John Deere

• Elias Howe

Who invented the telegraph?

• Samuel Slater

• Samuel Howe

• Samuel Morse