Final Industrial Revolution Test 1

The Industrial Revolution was ...

• a war fought between Britain and U.S.
• When people worked more on farms than factories 
• time of inventing and industry 
• started in the U.S. and moved into Britain 

How did people's lives change because of the Industrial Revolution? 

• People bought more handmade goods than before 
• people worked mostly on farms 
• people bought factory made items and worked outside the home
• people made a lot of money making homemade items 

Which is an example of a capitalists? 

• Mary Driscoll working in the factory to make money 
• Mr. Brown ran the factory and established rules 
• Lewis Hine took photos of child workers 
• Someone invested money by purchasing a new loom for a factory. 

Immigration changed during the Industrial Revolution because...

• America was gaining power and money 
• factories offered jobs to incoming immigrants 
• people wanted to own a factory 
• no one bought homemade items 

Cities began to grow around the industrial centers because...

• people wanted to be part of the new growing cities 
• people had to live near the factory to be able to work there because of lack of transportion
• people did not like living on farms anymore 
• farms were all failing and people wanted to see what cities were like 

Cities were dangerous places to live during this time period. Which item is NOT an explanation of that statement...

• cities had high taxes and high rents 
• sickness spread quickly
• overcrowding in small apartments 
• overflowing garbage and sewage in the streets 

Slavery was impacted by the industrial revolution by...

• as the demand for cotton lessened the number of slaves decreased 
• as the demand for cotton increased the number of slaves increased 
• the North refused to buy cotton from the South because of slavery 
• Slavery was not impacted by the Industrial Revolution because it was in the South and the factories were in the North

Who made up most of the work force in the Northern factories? 

• Slave labor 
• adult men 
• children and women 
• retired farmers 

What was a typical day like for a child worker during the 1800's?

• only allowed to work after school, limited access to heavy equipment

• children were not allowed to work if they did not complete up to 8th grade and had to learn the skill first for safety

• children as young as 7 would work 12 hour days in unsafe conditions for pennies a day

• children learned skills while learning to read, they had a school house in the factory so the children could learn during their long breaks from work.

In the late 19th century, inventions such as the mechanized reaper and the steel plow made farming more efficient. What impact did the introduction of farm machinery have on American farms in the 19th century?

• More workers were needed to run the new machines.

• Large farms increased their output and supplied food to eastern cities.

• Wages for unskilled farm workers increased.

• The high cost of the machines made farming unprofitable.