Industrial Revolution

What was a main social effect of the Industrial Revolution?

• People died from cholera because of contaminated water.

• The upper classes moved to the suburbs whereas working class people lived in the inner cities.

• Factory owners became rich because of the increased productivity of machines.

• London was filled with "pea soup" fog.

How did the move from farm to factories change peoples lives?

• land owners had to share their land

• workers became more independent and didn't rely on factory owners

• cities grew as people moved to work in factories

• they found more space to live and higher paying jobs

Why was England the first to Industrialize?

• It already had large cities

• It had tons of natural resources like coal, iron and rivers

• It had very little natural resources

• It was located in the middle of Europe

What did the assembly lines and steam powered machines do for manufactured goods?

• goods were made quicker and cheaper

• goods were made quicker but not cheaper

• fewer goods were made

• it took longer for goods to be made but they were cheaper

Which was not a negative effect of the Industrial Revolution:

• Pollution

• Overcrowded cities

• Poor working conditions

• Increase in wages

How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?

• New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
• New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.

Women were paid ____ than men for doing the same work.

• more
• less

Because children worked in factories 

• they had less education
• they became sick an injured
• they worked for less pay
• all of the above

This picture shows which problem of the factory system?

• unsafe working conditions
• urbanization
• unfair wages for women
• child labor

What was a physical effect of the industrial revolution?

• Waterways became polluted because of overcrowded and poorly planned cities.

• Women and children were paid less than men for doing the same work.

• Economy of scale increased production of manufactured goods.

• Families were separated as many men left their families for work in the cities.