1. The earliest factories in Great Britain depended on _____.

a. electric engines
b. conveyor belts
c. waterpower from rivers
d. warehouses

2. The steam engine was invented by _____ in 1769.

a. Thomas Davenport
b. Henry Bessemer
c. James Sharp
d. James Watt

3. In 1831, Cyrus McCormick invented a mechanical _____ to harvest wheat.

a. reaper
b. tractor
c. plow
d. motor

4. What was the first step in Britain's Industrial Revolution?

a. improved farming methods
b. discovery of oil
c. population decrease
d. invention of the steam engine

5. What is one of the greatest changes to come from the Industrial Revolution?

a. immediate improvements to city life
b. the growth in the power of the middle class
c. the idea of teamwork
d. child labor