Unit 8: Industrial Revolution Sec. 1

Unit 8: Industrial Revolution

Section 1

Multiple Choice

Based on the image in the upper left hand corner, and what we discussed in class, what did the Enclosure Movement do to peasant farmers?

• They would begin to lose access to farmland, due to it being fenced off by wealthy families, that would be needed to make their living.

• They would gain more land that could be used for farming, but no way of being able to work all this new land.

• None of these

Multiple Choice

True or False: Jethro Tull, the British rock group, invented the Seed Drill which drastically improved the efficiency of farming.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

True or False: According to the video rye, oats, cotton and even clover can be rotated through in a field to replenish the soil and keep its soil strong for years to come.

• False

• True

Multiple Select

Select all that apply: How did the advancements made during the Agricultural Revolution contribute to the first cause of the Industrial Revolution?

• Due to new advancements in farm machinery, such as the Tull Seed Drill, more crops could be grown with fewer people to work in the fields.

• With new advancements in farming techniques, many newly unemployed peasants would be forced into the cities to look for work.

• Due to new methods of farming, such as crop rotation, farmland would become richer in quality and able to grow more crops.

• Due to a growing population, factories could now employ these individuals into their new factories.

• None of these

Fill in the Blank

Two words MUST BE SPELLED CORRECTLY and are NOT CASE SENSITIVE!!! Due to a __________ ____ in cities across Europe, due to peasants losing their lands via the Enclosure Movement, these newly unemployed peasants would find work in factories.

Multiple Select

Select all that apply: What two natural resources was England rich in during the early days of the Industrial Revolution?

• Coal

• Iron

• Silk

• Oil

• Steam

Multiple Choice

What is capital? (In terms of finance)

• Wealth in the form of money, land or any item with some sort of value.

• A geographic location in which a regional or national government meets to govern its people.

• The name of the chief business owner, in the event two or more people own a business.

• None of these

Open Ended

The four main causes of the Industrial Revolution are:

Poll

In your opinion, which of the four main causes would be the most significant in making the Industrial Revolution possible? (Select no more than 2!)

• Enclosure Movement

• Population Boom

• Natural Resources

• Capital

Open Ended

Based on your last answer, explain your reasoning. Two sentence minimum.