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Who invented the first steam-powered boat?
Robert Fulton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Samuel Slater
Frederick Douglass
Who brought the Industrial Revolution to the United States by copying plans for a spinning machine?
Robert Fulton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Samuel Slater
Frederick Douglass
What does the term mass production mean?
hiring many people to work in factories
transporting goods, products, and people by water
making parts by hand
producing large amounts of goods at one time
What percentage of people lived on farms and in villages before the Industrial Revolution?
60%
70%
80%
90%
When the Erie Canal was finished, where could traders transport goods?
from New York City to the Great Lakes
from New York City to the Mississippi River
from New York City to the Hudson River
from New York City to the Ohio River valley
Who developed a “system”, in which all work took place in the same factory?
Horace Mann
Francis Cabot Lowell
Samuel Slater
Frederick Douglass
When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
mid 1700’s
late 1700’s
mid 1800’s
late 1800’s
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
China
France
Great Britain
United States
Who dug the Erie Canal by hand?
3,000 Asian Immigrants
3,000 English Immigrants
3,000 Irish Immigrants
3,000 African Immigrants
In 1790 it took six weeks to travel from New York to the Mississippi River. How long did it take in 1860?
3 days
6 days
2 weeks
3 weeks
What new opportunity was created by the economic growth of the Industrial Revolution?
better education
better jobs
better sanitation
none of these
What is true about children during the Industrial Revolution?
children worked short hours
children had little or no time for sleep
children worked at home, in fields, and in factories
none of these
What was the fastest way to send a message before the telegraph was invented?
horse
mail
telephone
train
What was the primary fuel of the Industrial Revolution?
coal
gas
oil
wood
What is the advantage of producing a good that uses interchangeable parts?
repairing products became easier
every product was unique
workers required a lot of training
all of these
What two types of people moved to U.S. cities to work in factories?
children & farmers
children & immigrants
farmers & immigrants
farmers & soldiers
What is a textile mill?
a factory where rock is crushed and molded into tiles
a factory where fibers such as cotton and wool are woven into cloth
a factory where resources from Texas are made into many different products
none of these
What made certain food and beverages, like milk, more accessible to the public?
parkerization
pasteurization
personification
preservation
What were all tools & machines powered by before the Industrial Revolution?
animals, fire, & wind
animals, water, & wind
children, animals, & water
water, wind, & fire
During the Industrial Revolution, why did workers get fed up with their jobs?
dangerous conditions
long hours
low wages
all of these
How did the Industrial Revolution improve people’s everyday lives?
people could live twice as long
people could travel better & faster
people could get more work done faster
all of these
How long did a typical person work in one day during the Industrial Revolution?
8 hours
10 hours
12 hours
14 hours
What invention was the first to allow news to travel faster than people?
radio
telegraph
telephone
television
How were people able to eat fruits and vegetables that were out of season?
by burying them underground in cloth bags
by hanging them from trees in cloth bags
by preserving them in champagne bottles
by storing them in underground caves
What is a group of workers who take action to improve their working conditions called?