Industrial Revolution

A major reason the Industrial Revolution began in England was that England possessed

• a smooth coastline

• abundant coal and iron resources

• many waterfalls

• numerous mountain ranges

In England, which circumstance was a result of the other three? (which happened last?)

• availability of labor

• abundance of coal and iron

• waterpower from many rivers

• start of the Industrial Revolution

"...multitude crowed together...houses built of brick and blackened with smoke..." The conditions described occurred during the

• Age of Discovery

• Renaissance

• Industrial Revolution

• Green Revolution

..."multitude crowded together...houses all built with brick and blackened with smoke" what conditions are being described?

• Pollution in the cities

• Working conditions in factories

• Conditions during the Domestic System

• Pollution on the farms

Which statement best describes the domestic system of production?

• Large work force working on farms

• Goods produced by machine in factories

• Goods produced at home with hand tools

• A small work force working on the farms

Which statement best describes the factory system of production?

• Large work force working on farms

• Goods produced by machines

• Good produced by using hand tools

• Small work force working on farms

"We worked in a place that was noisy and dangerous; we did the same work over and over". This statement relates to the

• French Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Berlin Conference

• Protestant Revolution

Which event had the greatest influence on laissez-faire capitalism?

• Fall of the Roman Empire

• The French Revolution

• The Green Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

A long term result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe was

• an increase in the number of small farms

• a decline in international trade

• a general rise in the standard of living

• a strengthening of the economic power of the nobility

What two natural resources were the fuel and backbone of the Industrial Revolution?

• Wood and peat

• Coal and iron

• Oil and natural gas

• Cotton and tobacco