Industrial Revolution Review

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Large landowning farmers were able to purchase common land because the British government passed the...

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Enclosure Movement Laws

Front

Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

Land

,

Military

,

Labor

,

Capital

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Military

Front

Which of the following isn't considered a textile?

cotton

,

linen

,

wool

,

coal

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coal

Front

Who invented the steam engine?

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James Watts

Front

What source of energy does the steam engine use?

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coal

Front

The new form of housing lots of people in one small space was called...
Options: an apartment building, a track home, a tenement, a mobile home

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a tenement

Front

Which of the following was not a situation one faced if they lived in a tenement house? Options: fire, overcrowded, fresh air, no running water (19th century)

Back

fresh air

Front

What was the most important energy source in the early Industrial Revolution?

Back

water

Front

Which of the following wasn't a reason why children were hired to work in mines?

• the small tunnels of the mines allowed them to work deep in the mines
• they could be paid less in wages than men
• they were well educated and could run the expensive machinery
• families needed the money so mine owners knew their parents would allow it to keep the families together

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they were well educated and could run the expensive machinery

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What's a Luddite?

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People who hated the Industrial Revolution and singlehandedly were trying to destroy industrial machinery.