Industrial Revolution

the process of moving from an agricultural society, in which most goods are handmade, to a society that thrives on machine-manufactured goods

• textile
• economy
• industrialization
• technology

fabric that is woven

• technology
• textile
• economy
• industrialization

the way that a society or nation produces and distributes goods and services

• textile
• economy
• technology
• industrialization

the use of human knowledge to create tools and machines that allow us to navigate and control the environment; does NOT have to be electronic

• industrialization
• technology
• economy
• textile

In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• United States
• France
• Great Britain

How did the move from farm to factories change peoples lives?

• land owners had to share their land

• urbanization was a myth

• cities grew as people moved to work in factories

• the cottage industry thrived

Why was England the first to Industrialize?

• It already had large cities

• It had tons of natural resources like coal, iron and rivers

• It had very little natural resources

• It was located in the middle of Europe

What was the most important resource in England?

• Firewood

• Rivers

• Wind

• Coal

What is major affect did the agricultural revolution have on population?

• population decreased

• population increased

• population didn't change

• population barley changed

What invention moved factories away from rivers?

• the train

• the spinning jenny

• the canal

• the steam engine