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5th grade history
Industrial Revolution test study guide BRY
Question | Answer |
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How did the development of canals (river) impact the transporting of goods for society? | It made the transporting of goods faster and cheaper. |
Before the Industrial Revolution, people worked on farms. How did this change after the Industrial Revolution began? | Many people began working in factories. |
What was the result of the invention of Eli Whitney's cotton gin? | The export of cotton increased in the United States. |
Why did historians name the time period between the 1800s and the early 1900s the Industrial Revolution? | Big change. A lot of changes with the factories. |
What effect did the steam locomotive (train) effect daily life? | farmers could send their goods (things) to almost any city or town faster |
What effect did the steam boat affect daily life? | fastest and cheapest way to ship goods (things) |
Why did the federal government build the National Road? | It was wide and paved for smooth travel. |
How did the Lowell Mills change the lives of young women or children? | They left home to earn money for themselves and their families. |
Give one advantage, positive, of how the Industrial Revolution changed lives of people during this time period. | Inventions made things easier and faster. |
Give one disadvantage, negative, of how the Industrial Revolution changed lives of people during this time period. | hard working, not safe, and many hours |