Industrial Revolution

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

• water was a major source of irrigation

• water power was used to power factory machines

• ships could easily deliver goods to factories

• ships could bring in supplies

A place where people use machines to mass produce goods.

• Cartel

• Corporation

• Factory

• Urbanization

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

• Low wages

• Dangerous working conditions

• Safe working conditions

• Poor air quality/pollution

• Child labor

Which statement IS TRUE about the Industrial Revolution?

• Children were not allowed to work

• There were no labor laws that prevented children from working

• Work conditions were closely regulated

• Children only had to work an 8 hour day

The agricultural revolution led to Britain’s industrialization (mass production) because…

• It created universal male suffrage

• It greatly increased the number of people working in agricultural fields

• It encouraged the fair and equal treatment of workers on farms and in factories

• It destroyed the cottage industry and made people look for work to work in factories

• It led to new inventions as well as urban industrialization

The agricultural revolution would allow for….

• Larger populations

• Increase in wealth of peasants

• Decreased populations

• More small family farms

Which term refers to the “money to invest in labor, machines and raw materials” necessary to start a factory and industrialize?

• Capital

• Industrialization

• Entrepreneur

• Factory system

The movement of people into cities is called…

• Emigration

• Immigration

• Urbanization

• Absorption

What was the cause of these effects: 

• The Agricultural Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Capitalist Revolution

• The Enclosure Movement

What was the most important source of power for the early Industrial Revolution?

• the steam engine

• animals

• the windmill

• the dynamo