Agricultural Revolution

Why did the Industrial Revolution start in England?

• Natural Resources

• Political Stability

• Large population of workers

• All of these

What are enclosures?

• Gates that go around a house

• Large farming land that were enclosed to boost crop yields

• When a bank takes back property because lack of payment

• None of these

What did the "Seed Drill" do?

• A drill that made holes in the ground.

• A plow that made lines in the ground.

• A device that sowed seeds in well-spaced rows to boost crop yields.

• None of these

What is the reason why Crop Rotation is used in farming?

• A three-field system to rotate crops to keep the soil healthy.

• Rotating crops from wheat to root crops to barley to keep the nutrients in the soil.

• So maximum crop yields can be achieved.

• All of These

What are the three factors of Production?

• Land, Labor, Cargo

• Land, Labor, Capital

• Land, Liberty, Capital

• None of these

How did the Agricultural Revolution impact the people?

• More food

• People were healthier

• Population increased greatly

• All of these

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, what percentage of people were farmers?

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

• 90%

What is industrialization?

• Is the process of developing machine production of goods.

• Improving upon farming techniques

• The making of Tenements

• None of these

What types of natural Resources did England have?

• Coal

• Iron ore

• Waterways/Rivers

• All of these

How were livestock breeders able to increase mutton (sheep) output?

• They had lots of sheep in enclosures.

• They only allowed the best sheep to breed.

• They feed the sheep more food.

• None of these