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

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The Industrial Revolution began in the textile industry. Which of the following isn't considered a textile? cotton, linen, wool, coal

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coal

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Who invented the steam engine?

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James Watts

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The new form of housing lots of people in one small space was called...

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a tenement

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The Industrial Revolution began in which country?

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Great Britain

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To what type of area did people move during the Industrial Revolution?

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Urban

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Why did cities grow during the Industrial Revolution?

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Out of work farmers moved to the city

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___________ allows for the faster movement of goods and raw materials to factories.

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Railroads

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Who invented the spinning jenny?

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James Hargreaves

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Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?

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England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built.