Industrial Revolution

What were two causes of the Industrial Revolution?

• Enlightenment and Energy Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution and Enlightenment

• Energy Revolution and Agricultural Revolution

• French Revolution and Imperialism

What was the enclosure system?

• Combining small farms to make large ones

• Building a fence all the way around the farm to keep the animals in

• Building factories

• Building houses in groups like apartment buildings

How did the agricultural revolution contribute to the industrial revolution?

• more food meant more money to start businesses

• Jobless farmers became the labor force of the industrial revolution

• The famers gained money and wanted to buy new goods

• more people moved to the farms creating cities

How did the energy revolution lead to the Industrial Revolution?

• The steam engine was invented which powered the Industrial Revolution

• Coal was discovered which was used to run the machines

• People used electricity to power factories

• Farmers got power tools

In which industry did the Industrial Revolution start?

• farming

• fruit

• textile

• car

Factories were built to hold powered looms and spinning jennys since they were too big to fit in people's homes.

• True

• False

What was the manufacture of textiles in homes called prior to the Industrial Revolution?

• working from home

• cottage industry or putting out system

• factory system

• farming system

Which of the following is NOT a reason the Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain?

• stability

• size of the country

• coal and iron

• labor

How did the Industrial Revolution lead to advancements in transportation?

• Trains were needed so factory owners could go on vacations

• Trains were needed so people can go to other countries for work

• Trains were needed to for people to go to and from work

• trains were needed to transport supplies and new goods

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Industrial Revolution?

• people moving away from the cities

• urbanization- moving to the cities

• social mobility- being able to change social classes

• cheaper goods