Unit 2 Industrial Revolution Study Guide

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Great Britain

• France

• United States

• England

Why did the Industrial Revolution happen first in Great Britain?

• They knew how to farm

• They knew how to bleach cloth

• They had coal production and high wages

• They had steam engines

What was the greatest industry in Britain that helped with its economy?

• Natural resources were Britain's greatest industry

• Coal and iron were Britain's greatest industry

• Cotton and textiles were Britain's greatest industry.

• Steam engines were Britain's greatest industry.

What did James Hargreaves make?

• The Cotton Gin

• The Spinning Jenny

• The Seed Drill

• The Steam Engine

Who discovered a better way to smelt iron?

• Thomas Savery

• John Wilkinsin

• Robert Fulton

• Abraham Darby

What is communism ?

• An economic system in which the government does not control any of the economic activities

• A political system in which the government does not control any of the economic activities

• A political system in which the government controls all of the economic activities, such as the production of food and goods, and there is no privately owned property

• An economic system in which the government controls all of the economic activities, such as the production of food and goods, and there is no privately owned property

What did James Watt create?

• The Seed Drill

• The Steam Engine

• The Spinning Jenny

• The Cotton Gin

What did George Stephenson make?

• The Spinning Jenny

• Seed Drill

• The Improved Stream Engine

• The Steam Engine

When did the I.R start ?

• 1850-1950

• 1750's-1850's

• 1700-1800

• 1800-1900

Which one came first ?

• Industrial Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• Economic Revolution

• Population Revolution