"The Industrial Revolution" - World History Test

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During the Industrial Revolution, life changed in what basic way? People migrated from villages to work on large farms. People began selling their goods instead of trading them. People learned to use machines to make their own clothes. People migrated from rural areas to cities

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People migrated from rural areas to cities

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Land enclosure in the 1600s and 1700s resulted in

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larger farms

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Steam became an efficient power source because of improvements made by

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James Watt

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Which of the following became an important source of power for the Industrial Revolution?
Options: steam, animals, wind, nuclear fission

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steam

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The domestic system was a method of

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producing cloth in individual homes

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In what way are railroads an improvement over canals? Options: Railroads could connect two rivers. Railroads could connect an inland town to a coastal port. Railroads did not have to follow the course of the river. Railroads were the only form of overland transportation.

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Railroads could connect an inland town to a coastal port.

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The people who lived in tenements in industrial cities were part of the

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working class

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Goods could be shipped swiftly and cheaply over land because of the invention of

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Railroads

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Which group benefited most from the Industrial Revolution? Options: The middle class, The working class, Farmers, The nobility

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The middle class

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Most early factory workers were women because

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employers could pay women less than men