Industrial Revolution Quiz #1 review

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• England
• France
• Germany

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

• Factories

• Hand

• Royalty

• using new machinery

The combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to the

• Industrial Revolution

• adoption of gold standard

• era of good feelings

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

Mass production means:

• Products being made with more superior in quality

• goods being made in large quantities

• laborers received higher wages

• industries moved to rural areas

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

• The population increased a little.
• The population declined steeply.
• The population increased dramatically.
• The population stayed the same.

Great Britain 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 Britain's ideas.

• Britain has many ports and rivers which allow easier worldwide trade.

• Britain had tropical weather, which allowed more crops to be grown.

How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?

• New farming methods required more workers on the farm reducing the amount of people who factories could hire.

• New farming methods produced bigger harvests with fewer farmers leading families to move to cities and become the labor force for factories.

Why were railroads so important during this time?

• they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
• they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
• people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city

the process of moving from an agricultural society, in which most goods are handmade, to a society that thrives on machine-manufactured goods

• textile
• economy
• industrialization
• technology