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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin
a) England
b) United States
c) Africa
d) Ocean

Which invention sends messages faster than writing letters
a) steamboat
b) telegraph
c) locomotives
d) spinning jenny

Which invention combs seeds out of cotton
a) cotton gin
b) telegraph
c) steam engine
d) spinning jenny

Which invention is steam powered, has wheels, and runs on tracks
a) steamboat
b) spinning jenny
c) locomotive
d) cotton gin

Which invention was created by the idea of using steam as power to move a machine
a) cotton gin
b) telegraph
c) steamboat
d) steam engine

Who invented the steam engine?
a) Robert Fulton
b) James Watt
c) Eli Whitney
d) Peter Cooper

The Industrial Revolution changed where people lived. They moved from farms to
a) cities
b) Europe
c) small towns
d) Ocean Township

One major negative effect of the Cotton Gin was the
a) increased slavery
b) decreased slavery
c) child labor
d) unsafe working conditions

Which of the following is a positive effect of the Industrial Revolution
a) more jobs
b) Child Labor
c) Slavery
d) more factories

The Industrial Revolution was the change from making things by ____ to making things powered by machines.
a) hand
b) machine
c) steam
d) horse power

Which was NOT one thing people wanted to change during the Industrial Revolution?
a) Child Labor
b) Poor Working Conditions
c) more jobs
d) More Factories

The Industrial Revolution changed the world from a ____ economy to a _____ economy
a) Farm, Market
b) Machine, Hands
c) Market, Famr
d) Ocean, Nj

The Spinning Jenny made it possible to ....
a) buy clothes instead of making them
b) give jobs to slaves
c) safely make clothes without getting injured
d) girls received a better education

The Locomotives changed life how?
a) People could travel faster and farther, spreading out all over the United States
b) People stopped using horses and wagons
c) People got messages faster
d) People made clothes faster

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