Question 1 Which of the following best describes the Industrial Revolution?

a new way of thinking about how hard people should work

a dramatic change in the way people worked and lived

a revolt against the rule of kings

a change in the way European countries traded with other nations

Question 2
Which of the following is not a consequence of the Industrial Revolution?

Machines began to do the work of thousands of craftsmen.

People moved from the country to cities.

Factories replaced homes as the centers of production.

Cottage craftsmen grew wealthier because of their specialized skills.

Question 3
Which of the following best describes why the Industrial Revolution started in England?

It had a growing population and large deposits of coal and iron.

It had won recent wars in Europe against other great powers.

Its people were smarter than people elsewhere in the world.

Its land was infertile and its farmers unproductive.

Question 4
Another advantage the British had were thinkers such as Adam Smith who made huge strides in figuring out how their economy worked. Which of the following does not describe Adam Smith?

He was a Scottish professor who tried to understand how nations acquired wealth.

He wrote a book called The Wealth of Nations.

He helped inspire the American Declaration of Independence.

He is considered the father of modern economics.

Question 5
In The Wealth of Nations, Smith writes about an “invisible hand.” Which of the following best describes the “invisible hand”?

a guide that ensures that people produce the things that society needs

the way in which government duties secretly increase the price of imported goods

the process by which a single worker completes all stages in the manufacture of a product

the thefts committed by workers in factories

Question 6
With which economic system is Smith most associated?

capitalism

colonialism

constitutionalism

communism

Question 7
Thanks to the efforts of a number of inventors, the Industrial Revolution began in England's textile industry.

Who invented the mechanical loom which was powered by a horse or a waterwheel?

Richard Arkwright

John Kay

Edmund Cartwright

James Hargreaves

Question 8
Thanks to the efforts of a number of inventors, the Industrial Revolution began in England's textile industry.

Who invented the flying shuttle which allowed weavers to make wider pieces of cloth?

Richard Arkwright

John Kay

Edmund Cartwright

James Hargreaves

Question 9
Thanks to the efforts of a number of inventors, the Industrial Revolution began in England's textile industry.

Who invented the spinning jenny which increased the production of thread?

Richard Arkwright

John Kay

Edmund Cartwright

James Hargreaves

Question 10
Thanks to the efforts of a number of inventors, the Industrial Revolution began in England's textile industry.

Who invented the water frame which could spin thread around the clock?

Richard Arkwright

John Kay

Edmund Cartwright

James Hargreaves

Question 11
Which statements explain why the iron industry started in England?

Choose all answers that are correct.

England had many forests, providing fuel for the iron industry.

England had plentiful supplies of iron ore.

English iron makers were able to improve the process of smelting.

English iron makers developed ways to shape iron into tools and parts of machines.

Question 12
James Watt and Samuel Slater made important contributions to the Industrial Revolution. Which of the following statements is not true of Watt?

He built a piston-driven steam engine.

He gave a huge boost to Britain's Industrial Revolution.

He produced steam engines that could power all kinds of machines.

He exported steam technology to the United States.

Question 13
James Watt and Samuel Slater made important contributions to the Industrial Revolution. Which of the following is not true about Samuel Slater?

He emigrated from England to the United States.

He became a cotton farmer in the Deep South.

He possessed a thorough knowledge of textile machinery.

He built America's first successful cotton mill.

Question 14
The steam engine provided a revolutionary source of power. It had many consequences for industry, transportation, and how people worked. Which statements are these consequences?

Choose all answers that are correct.

It turned the wooded areas of Britain into great centers of industry.

Mills no longer had to sit by flowing rivers and use water for power.

People no longer had to work but could spend their days in leisure.

Ships did not have to depend on wind.

Machines could work at rates faster than human power ever allowed.

Question 15
Is the statement true or false?

The Industrial Revolution also brought hardships such as fourteen-hour workdays to those who worked in factories and mills.

True
False
Question 16
Is the statement true or false?

Changes in manufacturing meant that children no longer had to work.

True
False