Video and questions for Friday 2/7/26

Watch this video first, then answer the following questions:

Questions(do on a sheet of paper to turn in for a grade):

Why did people move from the rural areas to cities during the Industrial Revolution?

Name at least 3 uses of steam engines

What was on major drawback of water mils?

Due to the gas lamp, did people work longer hours or shorter hours? Why?

What were 3 types of work in Industrial factories? Which one would you like to work at and why(and none is not an acceptable answer)

Which invention was more important to the Industrial Revolution, the cotton gin or the steam engine, and why?

What was a spinning mule(from the video) and why was it important?

Did children have to work during the Industrial Revolution(from the video)? Give an example of the jobs they did.

Describe what a toilet looked like in a factory(from the video). Does it look like toilets today?

What were the 2 most common injuries in factories(from the video)?

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