The Industrial Revolution Begins

Who supplied the capital that helped Britain industrialize?

• talented inventors with new ideas

• investors willing to take risks

• the rapidly growing labor force

• the British government

How did enclosures contribute to the development of the Industrial Revolution?

• They were used to pen animals for domestication.

• They enabled farmers to rotate crops.

• They consolidated fields to gain larger pastures.

• They helped reclaim land from the sea.

Two countries that soon replaced Britain as world industrial leaders were Germany and

• the United States.

• Austria.

• France.

• Russia.

Why did the population of Britain increase in the mid-1700s?

• Population statistics clearly show that people were healthier

• More people were needed to work in factories on the new machines.

• Better farming led to a food surplus, so fewer people died of starvation.

• People moved to cities from farming villages to find employment.

Why were the first factories more efficient than the earlier putting-out system?

• They could be built in any location.

• They did not require an outside power source.

• They allowed laborers to build a product from start to finish.

• They brought workers and machines together in one place.

Industrialization spread because

• Other nations wanted to have the same economic opportunities that Britain enjoyed.

• Parliament relaxed Britain's monopoly on industrial technology.

• Britain had investors who were willing to invest in new enterprise.

• Britain's government became more socialist.

Which of the following is one main reason the Industrial Revolution was a turning point in world history?

• People no longer needed to travel on foot or in horse-drawn carts.

• The traditional rural lifestyle ended for most people.

• People stopped exchanging goods in outdoor markets.

• Anesthetics became available for use in dentistry and surgery.

What is one way in which Britain's geography provided an advantage to industrialization?

• Britain was centrally located in Europe?

• Britain had many streams and rivers that could be harnessed to provide water power.

• Britain already was strategically located on a major trade route.

• Britain was an island which made it easy to keep industrial secrets to themselves.

Which sequence of events best describes the role of textile manufacturing in initiating industrialization?

• India demanded more cotton textiles, inventors created weaving machines, and factories housed those machines.

• Demand for cotton grew and the textile industry was consolidated into factories.

• The flying shuttle was developed, demand increased for a faster weaving machine, and the spinning jenny was developed.

• Demand for cotton cloth grew, cottage industry developed, and machines replaced cottage industry.

Which statement best explains how transportation technology advanced the Industrial Revolution?

• Railroads allowed goods to travel over land, but shipping by sea remained the most important method of transporting goods.

• Rivers, ports, canals, and railroads aided the shipment of goods to many places.

• Improvements in shipping led most industries to send goods to markets overseas.

• Transportation played little role in industrialization until the arrival of railroads and the ability to move goods over land.