Industrial Revolution

Until the 1800s, how did most families get the items they needed for daily life?

• They made items by hand in their homes.

• They bought them from factories.

• They bought them on the Internet.

• They bought them from stores.

What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?

• Latin American Revolutions

• The Glorious Revolution

• The Agricultural Revolution

• The French Revolution

How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?

• New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
• New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.

In the early 18th century, the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain resulted in urbanization because

• enslaved persons replaced free laborers on farms

• displaced rural workers migrated to find jobs

• the middle class decreased in size

• factory work strengthened extended families

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States

• England or Great Britain

• France

• Germany

England is an island. Why was this an advantage during the Industrial Revolution?

• It wasn't an advantage.
• It made it more difficult for other countries to steal England's ideas.
• England has many ports and rivers which allow easier worldwide trade.
• England had tropical weather, which allowed more crops to be grown.

Which statement best describes a major reason that the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?

• A strong union movement was able to secure good working conditions and high wages for factory workers.

• Industries were owned by the national government.

• Cities could easily accommodate the migration of people from rural to urban areas.

• Sufficient coal and iron ore reserves and a good transportation system were available.

What product was first made using machines in factories?

• Steel
• textiles
• locomotives
• flying shuttles

The invention of spinning and weaving machinery increased the number of workers in the textile industry in Europe because

• the early textile machines could not produce goods as efficiently as hand labor

• the unions required that more workers be hired to maintain the machines

• the demand for goods increased as goods became cheaper to produce

• laws prohibited women and children from working with machinery

How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?

• Made them more expensive & harder to ship
• made them cheaper & easier to ship
• Gave people a way of transportation