Industrial Revolution Review

Large landowning farmers were able to purchase common land because the British government passed the...

• Agricultural Revolution

• Enclosure Movement Laws

• Industrial Revolution

• The Cottage Industry

Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

• Land

• Military

• Labor

• Capital

The Industrial Revolution began in the textile industry. Which of the following isn't considered a textile?

• cotton

• linen

• wool

• coal

What source of energy does the steam engine use?

• gasoline

• coal

• wood

• peat

The new form of housing lots of people in one small space was called...

• an apartment building

• a track home

• a tenement

• a mobile home

Which was the most important energy source in the early or first Industrial Revolution?

• water

• coal

• iron ore

• timber or wood

Which of the following wasn't a reason why children were hired to work in mines?

• the small tunnels of the mines allowed them to work deep in the mines

• they could be paid less in wages than men

• they were well educated and could run the expensive machinery

• families needed the money so mine owners knew their parents would allow it to keep the families together

Which isn't a benefit of the industrial revolution?

• leisure time for the middle class

• an increase in overall wealth

• cheaper machine made goods for every class

• fair pay for factory workers

Which was a hazard of using coal as a power source?

• Mines employed few people

• Burning coal caused air pollution

• Rates and fleas infested mines.

• River mills needed workers.

The Enclosure Act forced many farmers from rural areas into _________.

• Smaller Farms

• Factories

• Large Farms

• Debt