Effects of the Industrial Revolution

During the 19th century, which change led to an increase in the use of child labor?

• the public welfare system

• development of factories

• The expansion of large cities

• The rise of wages for artisans

Which is the best description of the Industrial Revolution?

• More people moved from the country to the city

• Teenagers were used as factory workers on a more widespread basis

• The wealthy purchased more land on which to grow crops

• Starting in England, more machine-made goods were created

What did the Industrial Revolution cause the middle class to do?

• Grow

• Shrink

• Stay the same

• Move from the country to the cities

What was the main power source for the first factories of the Industrial Revolution?

• electricity

• wind

• steam / water

• coal

We are groups of workers who join together voluntarily, and want to reform dangerous or unfair labor practices.

• Unions

• Collective bargainers

• Utilitarians

• Proletariat

Select ALL the effects of the Industrial Revolution?

• Factory systems

• Urbanization

• World Hunger

• Changes in transportation

Select ALL the environmental effects of factories?

• Depletion of natural resources

• Increase in pollution

• People became robots

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• France
• China
• Britain

Define the word "rural"

• country

• city

• suburbia

• ocean

Define the word "demand"

• the desire to burn a product

• the desire to sell a company

• the desire to purchase a product

• None of the above