Industrial Revolution

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• The increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields.

• The widespread use of weapons on a weaker society to impose regulations.

• A movement to make goods by machines due to a lack of a labor force in China

• An increase in industry and machine made goods which led to large changes in society beginning in Great Britain from the 1700 - 1850s.

For what reason did Great Britain lead the way into the Industrial Revolution?

• Great Britain had access to more educational and job opportunities.

• The people of Great Britain had self-interest in improving their daily lives and obtaining wealth.

• Great Britain had gained enormous wealth and resources due to the exploration and colonization of other countries.

• All these are correct

Which of the following was a negative effect of the Industrial Revolution?

• the use of child labor in factories as cheap sources of labor

• the development of new inventions

• the development of the railroad system in the United States of America

• the birth of the middle/working class

What reforms (changes) came from labor unions during the Industrial Revolution?

• Minimum wage laws

• Better working conditions

• Shorter working hours

• All of these answers

Which of the following was a major change to society because of the Industrial Revolution was?

• the concentration of workers moving into urban areas, known as urbanization.

• a decrease in crime rates in major cities.

• big business owners sharing their wealth to their workers to make everyone equal.

• the decline in the population of major cities.

What are the three factors of production required for industrialization to occur?

• Land, Labor, Capital (money)

• Lumber, Government, Labor

• Government, Military, Colonies

• Transportation, Unions, Government

What action during the Industrial Revolution is a main cause to an environmental issue today?

• lower wages for children working in the factories

• Factories burning coal and polluting the air

• protests from labor unions

• higher crime rates in overcrowded city streets

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

• Low wages
• Safe working conditions
• Dangerous working conditions
• Widespread pollution

Mass production led to:

• Products being more superior in quality
• goods became less expensive
• laborers received higher wages
• industries moved to rural areas

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

• Factories
• Hand
• Slaves
• Royalty