The Industrial Revolution

Which factors contributed to making Great Britain the starting place of the Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth century? Select the four factors that apply.

• A supply of markets gave British manufacturers a ready outlet for their goods.

• Many peasants moved to towns, creating a labor supply for factories.

• Britain had a ready supply of capital to invest in new machines and factories.

• The government provided land for the peasants by buying it from the landlords.

• Britain had plentiful natural resources.

The term capital refers to the ______.

• money spent on day-to-day expenses

• amount paid to laborers for their work

• money available for investment

• return received on an investment

During the Industrial Revolution, how did factories affect the labor system? Select the two that apply.

• Workers had to develop specialized skills.

• Workers were expected to work in shifts.

• Workers needed to grow the cotton as production increased.

• Workers worked outside the home for the first time.

The success of the steam engine in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution increased the need for ______ and led to an expansion in its production.

True or false: Britain experienced an Agricultural Revolution beginning in the fifteenth century that changed agricultural practices and delayed the Industrial Revolution.

• True

• False

Between 1750 and 1850, the European population nearly doubled because of an increase in ______, which made people more resistant to disease.

• epidemics

• the use of synthetic antibiotics

• the food supply

• migration to rural areas

Select the three that apply.

How did factory work differ from agricultural work and cottage industry work?

• Factory workers rarely included children.

• Factory workers were expected to be disciplined workers.

• Factory workers completed repetitive tasks.

• Factory workers were paid when they submitted their work.

• Factory workers had regular work hours.

During the Industrial Revolution, new processes using coal aided the transformation of the ______ industry in Great Britain.

Select the three that apply. In what ways did industrialization affect the environment?

• The need for wood led to deforestation in some regions.

• Discarded waste from mining processes polluted water sources and vegetation.

• The movement of earth to create canals, railroads, and roads changed the landscape.

• Factories released smog and soot into the air.

In the eighteenth century, during the Industrial Revolution, building railroads created ______.

• new jobs for farm laborers and peasants

• a decrease in the demand for iron

• less efficient means of moving resources and goods

• the largest industry in Great Britain