Industrial Revolution Review

What was life like BEFORE the Industrial Revolution?

• people mostly lived in rural areas, working on farms or as skilled laborers in a small workshop

• people lived in urban/cities and worked in factories as unskilled laborers

• people lived in rural areas and worked as farmers where they made high wages

• people lived in suburban areas where they commuted to work in the cities

Which of the following was NOT an agricultural innovation that was introduced during the Agricultural Revolution?

• Enclosure Movement

• 4 crop rotation system

• the spinning jenny (textiles)

• the seed drill

What impact did the Agricultural Revolution have on the population of England?

• The population increased a little.

• The population increased dramatically

• The population declined steeply

• The population stayed the same

Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?

• England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal and iron ore

• England had entrepreneurs, capital (to invest), and a stable government

• England had tons of waterways and was an island geography

• All of the above

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built along rivers because

• water was a major source of irrigation

• people liked to swim at lunchtime

• water power was used to power factory machines

What is the movement from rural countryside to the cities called?

• capitalism

• communism

• urbanization

• mercantilism

Which of the following describe TWO causes of Ireland's drop in population during the mid-1800's?

• a famine caused by the destruction of the potato crop

• Irish people died working in dangerous mines

• Poor weather conditions caused many people to lose their homes and livlihoods

• British policies of exporting much of the food produced in Ireland

Which of the following describes a result of the Irish potato famine?

• People left Ireland for a new life in another nation

• Irish people stayed in Ireland and life immediately improved

• Irish people started a war for independence

• Irish were forced to move to cities and send their children to work in factories

During the Industrial Revolution, a new social and economic class that developed was the

• Nobility

• middle class

• peasants

• clergy

Which statement is true about the early Industrial Revolution?

• Children were not allowed to work

• Work conditions were closely regulated by the government

• There were no labor laws that prevented children from working