Industrial Revolution Review

Large landowning farmers were able to purchase common land because the British government passed the...

• Agricultural Revolution

• Enclosure Movement Laws

• Industrial Revolution

• The Cottage Industry

Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

• Land

• Military

• Labor

• Capital

The Industrial Revolution began in the textile industry. Which of the following isn't considered a textile?

• cotton

• linen

• wool

• coal

Who invented the steam engine?

• Ben Franklin

• James Watts

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

What source of energy does the steam engine use?

• gasoline

• coal

• wood

• peat

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

• an apartment building

• a track home

• a tenement

• a mobile home

Which of the following was not a situation one faced if they lived in a tenement house?

• fire

• overcrowded

• fresh air

• no running water (19th century)

Which was the most important energy source in the early or first Industrial Revolution?

• water

• coal

• iron ore

• timber or wood

Which of the following wasn't a reason why children were hired to work in mines?

• the small tunnels of the mines allowed them to work deep in the mines

• they could be paid less in wages than men

• they were well educated and could run the expensive machinery

• families needed the money so mine owners knew their parents would allow it to keep the families together

What's a Luddite?

• Someone who loved the industrial revolution and all it had to offer.

• Someone who hated the Industrial Revolution and tried to get laws passed that would stop the process in England.

• People who hated the Industrial Revolution and singlehandedly were trying to destroy industrial machinery.

• Politicians who were trying to protect children from having to work in factories.