Industrail Revolution (W.H. B)

The unprecedented increase in agricultural production in Britain between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries, was linked to such new agricultural practices as crop rotation, selective breeding, and a more productive use of arable land

• Industrial Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• Farming Revolution

• Growing Revolution

How did the agricultural revolution directly affect industrialization in Great Britian?

• With greater crop yeilds, the government coiuld support larger armies

• By enclosing fields, landholders could experiment with new farming techniquies

• With fewer farmers working the land, the rural population could move to cities.

• By using the four-crop rotation system, nutrient in the soil could be replaced faster.

During the Industrail Revolution, see a large population growth where?

• Urban

• Rural

• Suburbs

• No where

What did Jethro Tull invent?

• The steam engine

• The flying shuttle

• The seed drill

• The water frame

What did Eli Whitney invent?

• Water frame

• Steam engine

• Light bulb

• Cotton gin

What did Richard Arkwright invent?

• Spinning Jenny

• Water Frame

• Cotton Gin

• Seed drill

How did entrepreneurs, such as Matthew Boulton, help develop the British Industrial Revolution?

• They perfected machinery that improved productivity.

• They invented machines that improved transportation.

• They invested money needed to pay for the development of invetions.

• They constructed raods used for transporting goods throughout the country.

What did James Watt's invent?

• Steam enginge

• Cotton gin

• Water Frame

• Seed Drill

Which business first made use of the trains?

• Textiles

• Timber

• Mining

• Tourism

Who constructed the first railroad line?

• Richard Arkwright

• Henry Ford

• Thomas Paine

• George Stephens