AP INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION QUICK QUIZ

Which geographic feature aided industrialization in Great Britain?

• monsoon winds

• good harbors

• large forests

• highland climate

In the early 18th century, the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain resulted in urbanization because

• enslaved persons replaced free laborers on farms

• factory work strengthened extended families

• displaced rural workers migrated to find jobs

• the middle class decreased in size

In the late 1700s, the Industrial Revolution developed in Britain because Britain

• possessed key factors of production

• excluded foreign investors

• suppressed the enclosure movement

• required a minimum wage be paid to workers

What was one reason the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?

• The government of Great Britain implemented a series of five-year plans

• Great Britain had alliances with most European countries

• Abundant natural resources were available in Great Britain

• The practice of serfdom in Great Britain provided an abundance of laborers

Which statement best describes a major reason that the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?

• A strong union movement was able to secure good working conditions and high wages for factory workers.

• Industries were owned by the national government.

• Cities could easily accommodate the migration of people from rural to urban areas.

• Sufficient coal and iron ore reserves and a good transportation system were available.

Transportation in the 1800s was revolutionized by the development of the

• caravel

• steam engine

• astrolabe

• airplane

The invention of spinning and weaving machinery increased the number of workers in the textile industry in Europe because

• the early textile machines could not produce goods as efficiently as hand labor

• the unions required that more workers be hired to maintain the machines

• the demand for goods increased as goods became cheaper to produce

• laws prohibited women and children from working with machinery

Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the map?

• England's natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities.

• People emigrated from Great Britain because of pollution.

• Great Britain's prosperity unified the people.

• In 1830, England had an unfavorable balance of trade.