Industrial Revolution

1.     In the 1700s, the process of enclosure tended to increase

• farming efficiency.

• farmers' reliance on a single cash crop.

• the use of the broadcast method of seeding.

• the amount of common land available for grazing.

How did the crop rotation system that developed in Britain during the agricultural revolution increase crop yields?

• by allowing more land to rest

• by increasing nutrients in the soil

• by ensuring that more of the seeds that were planted actually sprouted

• by decreasing the amount of land used to grow nutrient-depleting crops

Which of the following was the first area to undergo major industrialization?

• banking

• railroads

• coal mining

• textile production

Which of the following did NOT improve as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?

• factory working conditions

• the quality of clothing

• the average person's diet

• transportation

1.     Which of the following did NOT increase as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?

• A.           urbanization

• A.           the size of the middle class

• A.           the length of the average work day

• A.           the life expectancy of the average worker

Which inventor, using the Rocket, won the transportation competition from Liverpool to Manchester?

• A.           Henry Bessemer

• A.           Edward Jenner

• A.           Robert Fulton

• A.           George Stephenson

Which of the following did NOT improve as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

• A.           living conditions for the average worker

• A.           educational opportunities

• A.           preservation of the environment

• A.           affordability of consumer goods

1.     Who defended the free-market system of capitalism in the book, The Wealth of Nations?

• A.           Adam Smith

• A.           John Stuart Mill

• A.           Jeremy Bentham

• A.           William Wilberforce

1.     With which of the following is Karl Marx most closely associated?

• A.           socialism

• A.           communism

• A.           utilitarianism

• A.           trade unionism

1.         What was the Industrial Revolution?

• A.           increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields

• A.           increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th-century

• A.           a widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14-hour days, 6 days a week

• A.           increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s