5.3 - Industrial Revolution Begins

Crop rotation and the seed drill led to

• increased food production.

• the use of machinery in production.

• the economic collapse in British agriculture.

Before the industrial revolution cotton was being woven in Britain by

• women in their own cottages

• children in orphanages

• slave labor

What system created by Eli Whitney allowed for industrial machines to be repaired and serviced more easily?

• interchangeable parts

• assembly line

• division of labor

With specialization of labor, factory owners didn't have to rely on

• skilled laborers

• machines

• the weather

Which of the following was NOT a reason that Britain led the world in industrialization?

• mineral resources in Britain and resources from colonies

• a large slave labor force

• abundant rivers for transportation

• growing population and urbanization

• a government that protected private property

The movement of people from rural communities to cities is

• Consumer Society

• Urbanization

• Enterprise

• Social Movement

In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• United States
• France
• Great Britain

The process of taking over and fencing off land formally owned by peasant farmers.

• communism
• enclosure movement
• utilitarianism
• laissez-faire

Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

• Jobs in factories
• Jobs on the farm
• Family
• Friends

Which of the following has been offered as an explanation for why Britain was the first European country to industrialize? 

• Lack of coal deposits forced British industrialists to develop wind-based energy sources.
• The scientific revolution in Great Britain fostered technological innovation.
• British monarchs were smarter than other rulers of that time. 
• British people had the best accents in Europe.