Which is false about the factory system?
  • A large quantity of goods was produced
  • Cheap, unskilled labor operated the machines
  • Machines produced items of equal quality
  • People worked only when they wanted
Which industry first gained from the new machines?
  • Farming
  • Service industry
  • Textile industry
  • Transport industry
The first textile factories were built between where?
  • Cumbria and Northumberland
  • Lancashire and Yorkshire
  • Norfolk and Suffolk
  • Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire
What replaced wool as the main textile produced?
  • Cotton
  • Linen
  • Polyester
  • Silk
Which of these was NOT a spinning machine?
  • Crompton's Mule
  • Flying Shuttle
  • Spinning Jenny
  • Water Frame
Who invented the Flying Shuttle in 1733?
  • Charles Weaver
  • Giles Scott
  • John Kay
  • Martin Ross
In 1765, who invented the Spinning Jenny?
  • Jack Harwell
  • James Hargreaves
  • Joseph Hodgson
  • Joshua Harrison
Why did Samuel Crompton call his invention the 'Mule'?
  • It made a noise like a donkey
  • It sometimes refused to work
  • It was a cross between two other machines
  • The operator had to sit on it
What did Crompton fail to do with his invention?
  • Build enough of them
  • Oil it
  • Patent it
  • Show people how it worked
In 1769, the Water Frame was invented by who?
  • Bradley Hardacre
  • Richard Arkwright
  • Thomas Knighton
  • Walter Higginbottom
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