Industrialization Short Cycle

Use the information to answer the question.

During the late 18th century in Great Britain, women worked in their homes producing clothes for sale at markets or directly to merchants.

This description is an example of which system?

• cottage industry

• crop rotation

• factory automation

• assembly line

The migration of people from rural areas to cities during the 19th century is an example of which trend?

• emigration

• urbanization

• feudalism

• nationalism

Each of the following was an effect of industrialization EXCEPT

• an increase in the size of the cities.

• poor living and working conditions.

• the emergence of the new middle class.

• an increase of movement to rural areas.

Which of these BEST replaces the question mark?

• Electric Batteries

• Diesel Machinery

• Steam Engines

• Solar Energy

What was an effect of the change from the domestic system to the factory system in England in the 1700s?

• Workers were able to set their own hours.

• Raw material was brought to the homes of workers.

• Machines were designed to run on power provided by workers.

• Workers gathered to operate machines under the supervision of managers.

How did improvements in agriculture affect the Industrial Revolution in England?

• Factory workers moved to farming as agriculture expanded.

• Increases in population provided a large labor supply.

• Managers were trained to supervise factory workers.

• Reliable sources of coal and iron became available.

What industry MOST benefited from the invention of the Bessemer process in the mid-1800s?

• cotton

• ranching

• shipbuilding

• steel

What effect did these innovations have on England during the Agricultural Revolution?

• Farm sizes decreased as less land was needed to grow crops.

• People left cities to become farmers as the work became easier.

• Pollution increased as more machines were used to harvest fields.

• City populations increased as fewer people were needed to work farms.

Which factor BEST explains why the Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain?

• fertile land

• a large population

• an abundance of coal

• location by the ocean

How did life change for skilled artisans as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

• They earned greater profits for their goods and services.

• They were forced to work for lower wages.

• They migrated less in search of employment.

• They sought employment in the agricultural sector.