Euro Chapter 21

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• England
• France
• Germany

What product was first made using machines in factories?

• Steel
• textiles
• locomotives
• flying shuttles

How did the enclosure movement help lead to the agricultural revolution?

• It increased population over night.

• It broke up larger farms into smaller ones.

• More people were able to move to cities.

• New owners made land more productive.

_______________ is the abundant natural resource that kickstarted the Industrial Revolution in Britain.

• coal

• steam

• cotton

• maize

Check all of the reasons that the IR started in Great Britain.

• Abundant natural resources

• Open and liberal government

• Stolen technology from France

• Small overseas empire

How did Britain's overseas colonies contribute to industrialization?

• Provided raw materials to use.

• Chance to try new farming techniques.

• Slaves in colonies built new machines.

• Lessened the effects of climate change.

Thanks to the invention of the ____________, factories could now be established almost anywhere.

• steam engine

• phonograph

• spinning jenny

• assembly line

The great advantage of the putting out system was that

• it kept children out of trouble

• it eliminated urban clutter

• it concentrated workers together in factories

• it required little skills or investment

England was so successful in capital formation because

• the close ties between banks in rural areas and the bank of England made things easier

• Overseas investors put up large amounts of capital to start factories

• The Bank of England dealt almost entirely with government securities, so it stayed out of the way of investors

• Entrepreneurs from other countries flocked to England to invest

Which was NOT an effect of the railway?

• An increase in the price of coal

• in increase in the demand for steel

• the creation of thousands of jobs

• elimination of supply bottlenecks for production materials