Industrial Revolution

An effect of the Industrial Revolution was that wages around the world?

increased

The most compelling reason immigration rose in the US during the Industrial Revolution was because people were ______

looking for personal freedom and jobs.

In which neighborhoods were immigrants who stayed in cities most likely to settle?

neighborhoods where people from their home country lived.

Entrepreneurs spread industrialization from Great Britain to other countries by?

Being bribed, incentivized, and kidnapped to reveal Know-How.

Which of these are natural resources that helped countries industrialize in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries?

Coal, Iron, and Natural Harbors.

Which describes the connection between a mechanical loom and a cotton gin?

Cotton Gin cleaned cotton more quickly and then the Cotton was used by the Mechanical Loom to make clothes.

What effect did factories have on rivers during the Industrial Revolution?

Dumping waste into the river.

The cotton gin was invented by?

Eli Whitney

The process of industrialization caused worldwide damage to the ______

Enviroment.

Where did most of the US' immigrants come from during the Industrial Revolution?.

Europe

Which country was most influential in the development of industrialization?

Great Britain.

James Watt played an important role in the Industrial Revolution by doing what?

He invented the first reliable steam engine.

What started the modern Agricultural Revolution?

Improved farming methods such as the Plow, Seed Drill, and Crop Rotation.

During the Industrial Revolution, how did most immigrants choose to live when they arrived in the US?

In large cities because of job opportunity.

The purpose of a spinning jenny was to ________?

Increase the speed of Textile Production by spinning yarn faster.

Which best describes how the railroads directly contributed to the spread of industrialization in Europe?

It enabled a fluid system of Trade.

An effect of the steamboat's popularity was that it did what?

It led people in the United States and Europe to build canals.

Which asset made Belgium a good place to establish the first industrialized textile manufacturer in continental Europe.

It was rich in natural resources necessary for textiles.

The factory system focused on efficiency and profit by

Lowering products time and cost through the use of machines.

The number of immigrants who entered the US during the Industrial age was in the ____

Millions

What is the most likely reason the Agricultural Revolution caused a population increase?

More and better food allowed people to be healthy and well fed.

During the Agricultural Revolution, what was the main advantage of tenant farming rather than moving to the city for work?

People could use skills they already had rather than starting over.

In addition to making cars, Henry Ford is best known for

Perfected the assembly line.

As a result of the introduction of the Bessemer process in 1855, which industry most likely grew the most immediately thereafter?

Railroad

The best example of a city's investment in infrastructure as a response to urbanization was the building of ____.

Roads.

Who is considered the father of the American Industrial Revolution?

Samuel Slater

In the early 1800s, why were European governments able to promote economic growth?

The end of the Napoleonic wars brought stability to much or Europe.

Which explains why factory owners' profits grew quickly during the Industrial Revolution?

The making of more products to sell faster using cheap labor.

Before the Agricultural Revolution, many people lived in rural areas because?

They could grow food in small areas of land.

What advantages did machinery provide for factory owners?

They could work much faster than skilled workers could by hand.

How did the Congress of Vienna facilitate the growth of industrialization?

They decided to work together and this communication enabled a fluid system of Trade.

In the United States, why was the South slower to industrialize than the North?

They had an agricultural economy that was dependent on enslaved persons

Which was the most important assistance given to immigrants by people from their home country?

They would help them adapt to the new world.

One strategy factory owners used to increase profits involved ______

They would pay lower wages to adult workers.

Which statement best explains why mills, such as that established by Samuel Slater, were built along rivers?

To harness the power of the river's current.

A positive effect of urbanization was the building of which public transportation systems that allowed workers to live farther away?.

Trolley

Which was most significant in helping Germany become rapidly industrialized?

Unification

What most likely changed when cottage industries began to disappear?

Unique items or goods.

What is the best definition of the term "cottage industry"?

When people produce goods out of their homes.

Factory owners began to hire children during the Industrial Revolution because the young ________

and a source of cheap labor.

The assembly line was a system through which items were mass-produced in a _______ flow that reduced production times and costs.

continuous

Due to the lack of safety precautions in the early factories, most of them were very ______ to work in.

dangerous

During the Industrial Revolution, the demand for skilled labor

decreased because of machines.

Which type of air pollution was caused by factories during the Industrial Revolution?

smog

Crime became a negative result of immigration because _____

the crimes were prominent during the time immigrants came to america so they were associated with being the cause