Industrial Revolution Questions and
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What was the main reason people moved to cities during the Industrial Revolution?
✔✔ To find factory jobs
How did factories change how goods were made?
✔✔ They used machines to produce goods faster and in larger quantities
What was one job commonly done by women in factories?
✔✔ Operating textile machines
How did the Industrial Revolution affect air quality in cities?
✔✔ It caused heavy pollution from coal-burning factories
What invention allowed people to travel across long distances on land more quickly?
✔✔ The locomotive
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,What happened to the number of hand-made goods during the Industrial Revolution?
✔✔ It decreased as machines replaced handwork
What invention allowed news to spread faster than ever before?
✔✔ The telegraph
What allowed goods to be produced in identical shapes and sizes?
✔✔ Standardized machine parts
What group of people often lived in crowded, unsafe housing near factories?
✔✔ Factory workers
What allowed iron to be smelted faster and more cheaply?
✔✔ The use of coke instead of charcoal
Why was iron important during the Industrial Revolution?
✔✔ It was used to build machines, railways, and buildings
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, What did early factories often lack that made them dangerous?
✔✔ Safety rules and protective equipment
How did the steam engine change how mines were operated?
✔✔ It pumped water out, allowing deeper mining
How did industrialization affect working hours?
✔✔ Most workers worked long shifts, sometimes over 12 hours a day
Why were children often employed in factories and mines?
✔✔ They were small and could fit into tight spaces
What invention increased the speed of printing newspapers?
✔✔ Steam-powered printing press
What did some factory owners provide to keep workers on-site?
✔✔ Company housing or factory villages
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Answers Latest Version Already Passed
What was the main reason people moved to cities during the Industrial Revolution?
✔✔ To find factory jobs
How did factories change how goods were made?
✔✔ They used machines to produce goods faster and in larger quantities
What was one job commonly done by women in factories?
✔✔ Operating textile machines
How did the Industrial Revolution affect air quality in cities?
✔✔ It caused heavy pollution from coal-burning factories
What invention allowed people to travel across long distances on land more quickly?
✔✔ The locomotive
1
,What happened to the number of hand-made goods during the Industrial Revolution?
✔✔ It decreased as machines replaced handwork
What invention allowed news to spread faster than ever before?
✔✔ The telegraph
What allowed goods to be produced in identical shapes and sizes?
✔✔ Standardized machine parts
What group of people often lived in crowded, unsafe housing near factories?
✔✔ Factory workers
What allowed iron to be smelted faster and more cheaply?
✔✔ The use of coke instead of charcoal
Why was iron important during the Industrial Revolution?
✔✔ It was used to build machines, railways, and buildings
2
, What did early factories often lack that made them dangerous?
✔✔ Safety rules and protective equipment
How did the steam engine change how mines were operated?
✔✔ It pumped water out, allowing deeper mining
How did industrialization affect working hours?
✔✔ Most workers worked long shifts, sometimes over 12 hours a day
Why were children often employed in factories and mines?
✔✔ They were small and could fit into tight spaces
What invention increased the speed of printing newspapers?
✔✔ Steam-powered printing press
What did some factory owners provide to keep workers on-site?
✔✔ Company housing or factory villages
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