The Industrial Revolution

A reason some businesses hired children was:

• To provide the children a bright future and opportunities

• So they could save money by paying the children less money

• So the children could take care of the heavy labor required for their business

• To improve their public image

 In pre-industrial times (before the industrial revolution), most people lived…

• on very large farms

• on rented lands

• in cities

• in rural villages

The agricultural revolution would allow for….

• Larger populations

• Increase in wealth of peasants

• Decreased populations

• More small family farms

All of the following were effects of the conditions in factories on children EXCEPT…

• They could lose hands or other body parts in machines

• They could be beaten by the owners/managers of the factories

• They were paid very well for the work that they did

• They could work up to 16 hours a day with very few breaks for little pay

The movement of people into cities is called…

• Emigration

• Immigration

• Urbanization

• Absorption

What was the cause of these effects: 

• The Agricultural Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Capitalist Revolution

• The Enclosure Movement

What was the most important source of power for the early Industrial Revolution?

• the steam engine

• animals

• the windmill

• the dynamo

The Industrial Revolution began in this country.

• The United States

• Great Britain

• Germany

• Russia

What natural resources gave Great Britain an advantage in the Industrial Revolution?

• water and forests

• wildlife and precious gems

• coal and iron

• good harbors

What invention made possible the growth of railroads?

• the spinning jenny

• the factory

• macadamized roads

• the steam locomotive