7.1 Dawn of the Industrial Age

Which of the following was an agricultural improvement of the Dutch?

• fertilizer from livestock
• animal domestication
• chemical pesticides
• planting turnips

Which of the following is one result of the enclosure movement?

• Profits fell.
• Farm laborers lost their jobs.
• Farm output dropped.
• New crops were developed.

Which of the following caused the population boom of the 1700s?

• rising birth rates
• prisoners taken during war
• declining death rates
• new sources of energy

What was one way that the agricultural revolution contributed to the Industrial Revolution?

• It triggered a population explosion.
• It tied peasants even more closely to the land.
• It ended feudalism.
• It replaced strip farms.

How did the “energy revolution” contribute to the Industrial Revolution?

• It gave people more enthusiasm for their work.
• It lowered employers’ expectations.
• It brought people from the farms to the cities.
• It provided efficient energy for industry.

Urged farmers to grow turnips to restore the soil

• Charles Townshend
• Jethro Tull
• James Watt
• Abraham Darby

Invented the seed drill

• Charles Townshend
• Jethro Tull
• James Watt
• Abraham Darby

Improved on the steam engine

• Charles Townshend
• Jethro Tull
• James Watt
• Abraham Darby

Used coal to smelt iron

• Charles Townshend
• Jethro Tull
• James Watt
• Abraham Darby

Which phrase best descries the process of encloure? 

• using a drug that prevents pain during surgery.
• separating iron for its ore
• taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmers.
• gathering data that is tabulated to present information.