Industrial Revolution Quiz

New planting method that farmers discovered would keep the soil from "dying out'.

• seed drilling

• crop rotation

• enclosures

• tenant farming

The growth of cities and the migration of people into them?

• Laissez-Faire

• Division of Labor

• Specialization

• Urbanization

What was the average life expectancy of a British worker living in the slums.

• 17

• 42

• 54

• 38

Who would NOT be considered as part of the newly created lower middle class?

• toolmaker

• merchant

• printer

• factory overseer

Which was NOT an effect of the creation of railroads in Britain?

• people stopped traveling by water

• country people took city jobs

• thousands of new jobs were created

• transportation of goods became cheaper

In which industry did industrialization begin?

• Furniture

• Transportation

• Steel

• Textiles

Which is NOT a reason for why the Industrial Revolution began in England?

• It had large forests to fuel engines in factories

• It had water and coal to power machines

• It had good harbors for trade

• It had iron ore to construct tools and buildings

Why were children desirable to employ by factory owners?

• They wouldn't join unions

• They could fit into small spaces around machines

• Paid them less

• They could work for long periods without tiring

The development of industries for the machine production of goods?

• Industrialization

• Urbanization

• Specialization

• Innovation

A system of manufacturing large numbers of identical products

• Laissez-faire

• mass production

• Working Class

• Specialization