Industrial Revolution Exam

1. A defining feature of Europe’s Industrial Revolution was that many commercial goods were

• purchased in overseas markets.

• manufactured in less developed countries.

• sold without economic barriers such as tariffs.

• made by machine rather than by hand.

When and where did the Industrial Revolution first occur (take place)?

• Around 1300 in Italy.

• Around 1700 in the Ruhr Valley in Germany.

• Around 1750 in Great Britain.

• Around 1850 in the United States.

What new agricultural practice in England allowed farmers to create more food with fewer workers?

• the speed drill

• crop rotation

• new livestock breeding techniques

• all of the above

The agricultural changes which took place in England in the 1600s contributed to England’s later industrial development by

• producing more food with fewer workers.

• breaking large estates into smaller farms.

• encouraging city dwellers to return to farming.

• all of the above

What was a direct effect of increased food production during Europe’s Agricultural Revolution?

• New markets opened.

• Overseas trade increased.

• The population increased.

• all of the above

A geographic advantage of England in the Industrial Revolution was its

• natural harbors.

• national bank.

• central location in Europe.

• all of the above

What natural resources helped make England the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution?

• Rivers for transportation and power

• Coal and iron for power and metals

• natural harbors to import raw materials and export finished products

• all of the above

During the 1600s, Europe developed a thriving economy based on

• barter.

• money

• banking

• factories.

In the mid-1700s, how did trade contribute to the growth of an industrial economy in Great Britain?

• It allowed the British to educate their workforce.

• It provided funds to pay high wages to the new labor class.

• It enabled British merchants to hire skilled foreign laborers.

• It gave British entrepreneurs the capital needed to open new factories.

Overall, how did Britain's economy affect the process of industrialization?

• positively, by Britain's availability of bank loans, money based economy, and capital from overseas trade

• positively, by Britain allowing workers to work long hours and grow wealthy

• negatively, by Britain's decision to forbid engineers, mechanics, and toolmakers to leave the country

• negatively, by Britain's overseas expansion, which took jobs away from the British citizens