Ch 9 - The Industrial Revolution

What was the Industrial Revolution?

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

• increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th century

• a widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14 hours a day, 6 days a week

• Increased population of urban areas during the 1800s

Which of the following was a result of the agricultural revolution?

• Many small farmers became tenant farmers of moved to cities

• Enclosures because landmarks of wealthy landowners

• Landowners experimented with new agricultural methods

• all of the above

What were the three factors of production required to drive the industrial revolution?

• land, labor, capital

• government, military, colonies

• raw materials, natural resources, man-made goods

• road, railways, and water transport

What is the laissez-faire policy?

• a policy that allowed labor to set working conditions based on votes on issues relevant to their industry

• a policy where labor created a committee to set working standards without interference from industry owners

• a policy that taught owners of industry how to set working conditions based on government standards

• a policy that let owners of industry set working conditions without government interference

In what way did the Agricultural Revolution pave the way for the Industrial Revolution?

• It led to population growth

• it increased food supplies

• it caused farmers to lose land and seek other work

• all of the above are true

How did the Industrial Revolution affect cities?

• it increased technology to clean them

• it made them lose valuable sources of food

• it made the population grow faster then the housing supply

• it made the crime rate drop

Which of the following was a key idea in the free-market system?

• protect the nation's industries from foreign competition

• establish minimum wages and maximum working hours

• give government complete control of the means of production

• refuse to interfere in either domestic or international economic matters

What did William Wilberforce fight for in the 1800s?

• to establish public schools

• to limit the length of the work day

• to abolish child labor in factories

• to abolish slavery and the slave trade

What was the benefit of the railroad in Britain?

• It encouraged people to emigrate to other countries

• it eliminated hundreds of thousands of jobs

• it displaced England's agricultural and fishing industries

• It offered cheap transportation for materials and goods

How did the War of 1812 help pave the way for the United States to industrialize?

• The British blockade forced it to develop its own industries

• materials left over from the war influenced new American inventions

• British prisoners from the war greatly increased the US workforce

• Under the Treaty of Ghent, Britain assisted the US industry