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The Industrial Revolution

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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.
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Question 1

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What is the Industrial Revolution?
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  • 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.

Question 2

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___________________ is most necessary to the process of industrialization in a society.
Answer
  • Dependence on subsistence agriculture
  • Availability of investment capital
  • Capture of foreign lands
  • Creation of a one-crop economy

Question 3

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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

Question 4

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What inventions started the first Industrial Revolution?
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  • The Furnace
  • The Powered Loom
  • The Water Frame
  • The Cotton Gin
  • The Steam Engine
  • The Telegraph

Question 5

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Who PERFECTED or improved the steam engine to make it power machines in factories?
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  • James Watt
  • Thomas Savery
  • Eli Whitney
  • Thomas Newcomen

Question 6

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The cotton gin was invented by ___________. This machine __________ cotton so that work would be done faster.
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  • Eli Whitney ... spins
  • Eli Whitney ... takes seeds out of
  • James Hargreaves ... takes seeds out of
  • James Hargreaves ... spins

Question 7

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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

Question 8

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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.

Question 9

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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

Question 10

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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

Question 11

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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.

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

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