Chapter 9 Test Review

In the early 18th century, the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain resulted in urbanization because

• enslaved persons replaced free laborers on farms

• factory work strengthened extended families

• displaced rural workers migrated to find jobs

• the middle class decreased in size

During the Industrial Revolution, locating factories near concentrations of natural resources and transportation routes most directly promoted

• annexations and unequal treaties

• migration and urbanization

• legislative reforms and formation of unions

• communal fields and the domestic system

In the late 1700's, the Industrial Revolution developed in Britain because Britain

• possessed key factors of production

• excluded foreign investors

• suppressed the enclosure movement

• required a minimum wage be paid to workers

What was one reason the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?

• the government of Great Britain implemented a series of five-year plan

• Great Britain had alliances with most European countries

• Abundant natural resources were available in Great Britain

• The practice of serfdom in Great Britain provided an abundance of laborers

*abundant coal resources

*Development of steam power

*Building of an extensive canal system

In the late 1700's, these conditions allowed the Industrial Revolution to begin in

• Japan

• Germany

• Russia

• England

Laissez-faire practices are most closely associated with a

• traditional economy

• market economy

• command economy

• mixed economy

Which geographic feature most aided England during the Industrial Revolution?

• desert climate

• natural harbors

• mountainous terrain

• monsoon winds

Which social change occurred during the Industrial Revolution?

• growth of the working class

• development of the extended family

• expansion of privileges for the landed nobility

• increased status for religious leaders

Adam Smith's laissez-faire theories are most closely associated with

• the separation of church and state

• minimal government regulation of the economy

• a command economy

• high tariffs to protect domestic businesses

Which course of action does the theory of laissez-faire suggest a government should follow?

• providing help for people in need

• establishing businesses to create jobs

• letting natural laws regulate the economy

• controlling the mineral resources of a country