Industrial Revolution and Reform Exit Responses

What was the historic change known as when people began leaving their homes and farms to work in mills and collect wages?

• The Agricultural Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Technological Revolution

• The Economic Revolution

Who invented the cotton gin in 1793?

• Eli Whitney

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Lucy M. Davis

• Samuel Slater

What did Eli Whitney's invention of interchangeable parts allow?

• Skilled workers to produce large numbers of manufactured goods quickly and at lower cost

• The transportation of goods on waterways to be easier and cheaper

• Better treatment and certain working rights for slaves in the South

• A decrease in cotton production due to less slave labor

Who built copies of British machines that made cotton thread in the United States?

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Samuel Slater

• Eli Whitney

• Lucy M. Davis

What system combined all the different steps of making cloth under one roof?

• The Whitney System

• The Slater System

• The Trade Union System

• The Lowell System

What were the workers in Lowell's factories, who were mostly young women, called?

• Lowell Girls

• Trade Union Workers

• Slater Workers

• Whitney Workers

What were the average work hours per day in Northern factories in 1840?

• 14 hours

• 12 hours

• 8 hours

• 10 hours

What did workers form in the 1830s to gain better conditions in the workplace?

• Religious organizations

• Social clubs

• Political parties

• Trade unions

What is a strike?

• A refusal to work in order to put pressure on employers

• A negotiation between workers and employers

• A protest against government policies

• A celebration of workers' rights

What did a Massachusetts court rule in 1842 regarding workers' right to strike?

• Workers can only strike with government approval

• Workers can only strike under certain conditions

• Workers do not have the right to strike

• Workers have the right to strike