Industrial Revolution

What was one result of the British Enclosure Movement? 

• There was less production of coal
• There were fewer factory owners
• More people moved to cities
• More foreigners bought farmland

Industrialization spread from England to

• China and the Middle East
• India and the United States
• South America and Mexico
• Europe and the United States

The spinning jenny was invented by

• James Watt
• James Hargreaves
• Eli Whitney
• Henry Bessemer

Who invented the cotton gin? 

• Eli Whitney
• Henry Bessemer
• James Watt
• Cyrus McCormick

Who invented the process for making steel? 

• Henry Bessemer
• James Watt
• Robert Fulton
• Eli Whitney

How did the Industrial Revolution improve the standard of living in England? 

• By increasing the production of affordable goods
• By discovering new sources of raw materials
• By giving government more power to regulate business
• By giving industries more foreign competition

Who helped Karl Marx write "The Communist Manifesto"? 

• Adam Smith
• Friedrich Engels
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau

In which economic system is everyone free to choose what they buy and sell? 

• Communism
• Mercantilism
• Manorialism
• Capitalism

Which economic system was created as a reaction to the unequal distribution of wealth in capitalism?

• Free market system
• Manorialism
• Socialism
• Mercantilism

Which economic system is best described by this list? 

• Communism
• Capitalism
• Mercantilism
• Positivism