Unit 3: Industrial Revolution

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Identify one change in the methods of food production that occurred during the Agricultural Revolution in Britain, according to the authors of A History of the Modern World.

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New technology to increase efficiency

Front

Identify one effect of the actions taken by wealthy landowners described in the passage.

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Enclosure Acts and consolidation of small farms into large ones owned by a few farmers

Front

Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the map?

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England’s natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities.

Front

Identify one cause of the historical development depicted in the map.

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Coal powered steam engines powered factories that employed many people in England.

Front

Identify one effect of the historical development depicted in the map.

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Overcrowded and polluted cities

Front

According to Martin Perry, what role did Adam Smith believe the government should play in the economy?

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The government should make very few laws that affect businesses.

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Which of the following effects did Adam Smith’s ideas have in England in the 18th and 19th centuries? Workers unionized for better pay. Governments passed laws to prevent child labor. Theorists predicted that the population would outgrow the nation’s food supply. Industrial leaders gained in wealth and power.

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Industrial leaders gained in wealth and power.

Front

This illustration and excerpt depict events from which time and place in history?

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Victorian England

Front

Which characteristic of the Industrial Revolution most directly contributed to the health concern highlighted in this illustration and excerpt? Options: urban population growth, improved communication, new power sources, trade union movement

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urban population growth

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Which action effectively addressed the specific public health concern raised in this illustration and excerpt? Options: installation of electric lighting in poor neighborhoods, burning herbs to purify the air, improvements in water treatment, relocation of government offices

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improvements in water treatment