1. Subject: Industrial Revolution
Twenty Questions
Subject: Industrial
Revolution

2. Twenty Questions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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3. 1. What country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?
Great Britain.

4. 2. Who invented the spinning jenny?
James Hargreaves.

5. 3. Who did most of the work in factories?
Women and children.

6. 4. How many hours was a typical work day in a 1814 factory?
12 hours per day, 6 days per week.

7. 5. Who brought plans for a mill to the US?
Samuel Slater.

8. Because they were looking for factory jobs.
6.Why did more people move to the cities during the Industrial Revolution?
Because they were looking for factory jobs.

9. 7.Where were corduroy roads found?
In swampy areas.

10. 8.Which 2 cities were connected by the Erie Canal?
Buffalo and Albany New York.

11. 9.How did canals effect trade?
Made trade easier, faster, cheaper

12. 10. Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney.

13. 11. Why were children used in factories?
Because they would work for less, smaller.

14. 12.What kinds of cultural events took place in cities?
Circuses, Museums, and theatres.

15. 13.Who invented the Steamboat?
Robert Fulton.

16. 14.Who was the governor of NY when the canal was built?
Dewitt Clinton.

17. 15.Why were mules important to the canals?
They would tow the boats.

18. 16. How were cities like Richmond effected by the roads?
They became centers of trade.

19. 17. What waterways were connected with the Erie Canal?
Lake Erie, Hudson River, and Atlantic Ocean.

20. 18.How did the Steamboat effect trade?
It made trade easier.

21. 19. What are toll roads also called?
Turnpike.

22. 20.Why were tolls charged on roads and canals?
To pay for them.

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