Industrial Revolution

Which statement BEST describes Great Britain throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth century.

• The country was in political turmoil.

• The country was invaded by France and lost all their land.

• Great Britain took over Spain after the Spanish Revolution

• The monarchy paid for industrial development and encouraged new inventions.

Which of the following are results from the development of British railroads?

• Created thousands of farming jobs

• Goods were created quicker than ever

• Increased rural population

• Led to The English Civil War

Which group remained in the lower class of British society despite the wealth generated from the Industrial Revolution?

• Shop owners

• Factory owners

• Factory employees

• The Monarchy

Which of the following would be a positive affect of the Industrial Revolution?

• Improvements in transportation

• Overcrowding in rural areas

• Contaminated Water Supplies

• Increase in child labor.

Which of the following would NOT be a negative affect of the Industrial Revolution?

• Disease became common in city areas.

• Easier to get to places.

• Increase in child labor

• Contaminated water supplies

What country did the Industrial Revolution start in?

• Spain

• United States

• England

• France

New machinery first helped the _______ industry.

• Stone

• Electric

• Textile

• Gasoline

Something people use from nature is called _______.

• natural resources

• capital

• Entrepreneurship

• mass production

Robert Owen created the town of New Lanark, Scotland, to take a look at what economic philosophy in which the system trains the individual and all are treated the same to stop crime and individualism.

• Capitalism

• Anarchy

• Socialism

• Fascism

Why was Great Britain called the ¨workshop of the world?¨

• In the 1800´s. Great Britain textile factories made more than half of the world´s cotton cloth

• It was able to successfully bring the United States back into its territories after their War of 1812 victory.

• Great Britain was able to create the Picadilly Circus, the world´s most important trading post

• Tottenham Hotspur was able to defeat Manchester United in the world´s first football´s match.