Industrial Revolution Quiz

Laws the British Government passsed to combine and enclose lands that were previously used by peasants

• Canal

• Capital

• Enclosure Acts

• Textiles

Man made river dug to move products & raw materials to factories

• Canal

• Capital

• Enclosure Acts

• Textiles

Money that is used to invest in new business's

• Canal

• Capital

• Enclosure Acts

• Textiles

Cloth goods of cotton or wool than can be sewn together into clothes

• Canal

• Capital

• Enclosure

• Textiles

Person who invented/ revolutionized the steam engine

• Thomas Edison

• James Watt

• Eli Whitney

• John Snow

What was the main ingredient or fuel for the steam engine and the industrial revolution?

• Coal

• Iron

• Wood

• Steel

What made England’s geography an ideal place for the Industrial Revolution?

• Regionally close to other European countries

• Because England was an island, it provided safety from invading countries

• The weather was ideal for growing certain crops

• Lots of natural resources like Coal & Iron along with many rivers & Canals

Which of the following was changed the most by the Industrial Revolution?

• The way people set up their governments

• The way people practiced their religions

• The way people lived and worked

• All of the above

TRUE or FALSE: More food will be produced during the Industrial Revolution

• True

• False

Which of the following is the reason why the Industrial Revolution started in England and not in France?

• England had smarter people

• England had way more natural resources than France

• France was fighting too many wars

• France did not allow for the free exchange of Ideas & encourage new business