Industrialization Quiz 1 Review

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

• With greater crop yields, the government could support larger armies.

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

• By enclosing fields, landholders could experiment with new farming techniques.

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

Jethro Tull invented the ____________________, which greatly increased agricultural production in Great Britain during the eighteenth century.

• water wheel

• enclosure system

• seed drill

• crop rotation system

________________________   created the water frame in 1769, which allowed fast-flowing rivers to power British textile factories.

Why were children often employed in the British mining industry?

• They were paid less money than adult male miners.

• They were less likely to be members of mining unions.

• They were less likely to complain about working conditions.

• They were able to crawl through small areas to access coal deposits.

Luddites objected to the poor working conditions in factories and protested the loss of their jobs by destroying _______________________.

Nineteenth-century working conditions for thousands of lower-class Britons slowly improved after joining ____________________.

• poltical parties

• labor unions

• farming cooperatives

• anarchist organizations

Which statement accurately describes Great Britain throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?  

• The country endured continuous political turmoil, disrupting industrial development.

• The country was under constant threat of invasion that diverted resources to the military.

• The government was relatively stable, and this security promoted business development.

• The monarchy financed industrial development and encouraged the creation of new inventions.

How did the Industrial Revolution change the lives of middle-class British women?   

• They began to receive the same wages as men.

• They entered the workforce as domestic servants.

• They began to attend college to train for careers as teachers.

• They became isolated from their families working long hours in factories.

Which of the following helped British farmers increase food production in the 1700s?

• reducing the size of their farms

• improved farm machinery

• new kinds of crops

• the availability of more farm workers

Why was coal important to the Industrial Revolution?

• Mining it gave jobs to unemployed farm laborers.

• It provided the fuel to produce iron.

• Trading it with other countries brought wealth to invest in industry.

• It provided fuel to heat workers’ homes.