The Industrial Revolution

Question 1 of 14

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What is the Industrial Revolution?

Select one of the following:

A time in America's history when industry and manufacturing was starting to decline.
This started in America in the 18th centuary, making people leave their farms and go to cities and towns. This was due to the transition of the manufacturing process. Later spread to Britain.
This started in Britain in the 18th centuary, making people leave their farms and go to cities and towns. This was due to the transition of the manufacturing process. Later spread to America.
A time in Britian's history when industry and manufacturing was starting to decline.

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Question 2 of 14

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___________________ is most necessary to the process of industrialization in a society.

Select one of the following:

Dependence on subsistence agriculture
Availability of investment capital
Capture of foreign lands
Creation of a one-crop economy

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Question 3 of 14

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What were some causes of the Industrial Revolution?

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The War of 1812
Factory Systems
Urbanization
City Hazards: poor sanitation, no sewers, crime, disease, poor housing conditions
Child Labor Enfourced

Explanation

Question 4 of 14

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What inventions started the first Industrial Revolution?

Select one or more of the following:

The Furnace
The Powered Loom
The Water Frame
The Cotton Gin
The Steam Engine
The Telegraph

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Question 5 of 14

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Who PERFECTED or improved the steam engine to make it power machines in factories?

Select one of the following:

James Watt
Thomas Savery
Eli Whitney
Thomas Newcomen

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Question 6 of 14

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The cotton gin was invented by _. This machine cotton so that work would be done faster.

Select one of the following:

Eli Whitney ... spins
Eli Whitney ... takes seeds out of
James Hargreaves ... takes seeds out of
James Hargreaves ... spins

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Question 7 of 14

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The steel plow was invented by . It was made so that ____.

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Cyris McCormick ... soil was plowed in an easier and faster way
Cyris McCormick ... plants could grow faster
John Deere ... plants could grow faster
John Deere ... soil was plowed in an easier and faster way

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Question 8 of 14

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What was the effect of the invention of the steel plow?

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More slaves were needed to plant crops.
People who once lived in the country, moved to the city because they weren't needed anymore now that steel plows plowed soil faster.
It made farmers have to give up their farm land.
People who once lived in the city, moved to the country because they weren't needed in the city anymore.

Explanation

Question 9 of 14

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The telegraph was an invention created by _. It was used to ______.

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Eli Whitney ... send messages with dots and dashes for far distance
Samuel Morse ... send messages with dots and dashes for far distance
Eli Whitney ... sends messages through vibrations which are transported as voices
Samuel Morse ... sends messages through vibrations which are transported as voices

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Question 10 of 14

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The reaper was an invention created by _. It was used to ______.

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Cyris McCormick ... cut wheat faster with a spinning blade
Cyris McCormick ... planted wheat faster
Richard Arkwright ... cut wheat faster with a spinning blade
Richard Arkwright ... planted wheat faster

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Question 11 of 14

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What was the purpose of the water wheel? What other invention was it similar to?

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A wheel powered by flowing water which helped spin cotton into thread. It was similar to the spinning jenny.
A wheel powered by flowing water which helped spin cotton into thread. It was similar to the cotton gin.
A wheel powered by flowing water which helped irrigate crops. It was similar to the steel plow.
A wheel powered by flowing water which helped irrigate crops. It was similar to the reaper.

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Question 12 of 14

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The Erie Canal, additional railroad, and the National Road are some examples of _____________. Building them, helped improve transportation; it also brought the expanding western U.S. closer to the Eastern side of the U.S.

Select one or more of the following:

Interchangable Parts
the Quick-Transportation System
Internal Improvements
Transportation during the Industrial Revolution

Explanation

Question 13 of 14

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The North and South had many differences in needs for the country and transportation during the mid-1800s. Pick all of the choices that show what the North wanted.

Select one or more of the following:

More River Transportaion
For Slavery
More Railroad and Canal Transportation
Focused on industry
Against Slavery
Focused on agriculture (esp. cotton)

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Question 14 of 14

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The North and South had many differences in needs for the country and transportation during the mid-1800s. Pick all of the choices that show what the North wanted.

Select one or more of the following:

More Railroad and Canal Transportation
More River Transportaion
Focused on industry
Against Slavery
Focused on agriculture (esp. cotton)
For Slavery

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Describes what the industrial revolution is, the causes of it and the effects. It also explains some of the inventions made during this time.

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution

Question 1 of 14

What is the Industrial Revolution?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 14

___________________ is most necessary to the process of industrialization in a society.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 14

What were some causes of the Industrial Revolution?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 14

What inventions started the first Industrial Revolution?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 14

Who PERFECTED or improved the steam engine to make it power machines in factories?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 14

The cotton gin was invented by ___________. This machine __________ cotton so that work would be done faster.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 14

The steel plow was invented by __________. It was made so that ______________.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 14

What was the effect of the invention of the steel plow?

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Explanation

Question 9 of 14

The telegraph was an invention created by _________. It was used to ______________.

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Explanation

Question 10 of 14

The reaper was an invention created by _________. It was used to ______________.

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Explanation

Question 11 of 14

What was the purpose of the water wheel? What other invention was it similar to?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 14

The Erie Canal, additional railroad, and the National Road are some examples of _____________. Building them, helped improve transportation; it also brought the expanding western U.S. closer to the Eastern side of the U.S.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 14

The North and South had many differences in needs for the country and transportation during the mid-1800s. Pick all of the choices that show what the North wanted.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 14

The North and South had many differences in needs for the country and transportation during the mid-1800s. Pick all of the choices that show what the North wanted.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

The cotton gin was invented by _. This machine cotton so that work would be done faster.

The steel plow was invented by . It was made so that ____.

The telegraph was an invention created by _. It was used to ______.

The reaper was an invention created by _. It was used to ______.