Industrial Revolution Study Guide

Why did the Industrial Revolution happen first in Great Britain?

• Because England wanted to be ahead of other countries when it came to technology.

• England wanted to rule over every other country.

• England had extensive natural resources, an expanding economy, and political stability.Had all the factors of production

• England did not want to be like other countries anymore.

3. How did the Industrial Revolution change rural life and contribute to the development of cities?

• farmers in rural areas were able to produce more food and a lot faster

• It was easier to make coal and steal

• it was easier for people to transport goods

• Cities had more than enough supplies to last them a life time.

How did the Steam Engine affect industrialization?

• The steam engine was an incredibly powerful engine that ran on fire and water. They were used to power factories.

• it helped keep danger out of England

• it helped keep children safe

• it forced men to work more instead of women because it was heavy machinery.

What was James Hargreaves known for?

• spinning mule

• flying shuttle

• water frame

• Spinning jenny

What were the Factory Acts?

• to improve conditions for children working in factories.

• to make more girls instead of boys work in factories

• to fire all adult women and allow only children to work in the factory

• to fire all children and only allow adults to work in factories

What are unions?

• an organization that protected trade

• an organization of workers who have come together to achieve common goals

• an organization that protected natural rights

• an organization that helps poor people make more money.

What is socialism

• an economic and political system in which large industries are owned by the government, and taxes are used to take somewealth away from richer citizens and give it to poorer citizens

• the principles or policies associated with a welfare state.

• a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

• an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

What was James Watt known for

• the guy who improved the early steam engines and improved their efficiency.

• the guy who improved the lightbulb

• the guy who who created the first practical steam engine in 1712,

• the guy who invented the steam digester,

What is communism?

• a supporter of the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

• is an economic theory of social organization that believes that the means of making, moving, and trading wealth should be owned or controlled by the community as a whole.

• the working class owns everything, and everyone works toward the same communal goal.

• economic and social systems characterised by social ownership and democratic control of the means of production,

How did the Industrial Revolution change the way people worked?

• they still worked long hours but they made more.

• Each worker could feel pride in what he made.

• they worked less and made more

• They turned from a society of agriculturalists to one of factory workers.