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

(a)      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 (a)   .

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.