Industrialization

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• used teenagers as factory workers

• wealthy landowners bought more land

• increase in machine-made products

What are three factors needed for production in the Industrial Revolution?

• natural resources, labor, money

• government, military, colonies

• roads, railways, water travel

The Industrial Revolution began in England and spread to where?

• western Europe & the U.S.

• France and China

• Egypt and Italy

How did the Industrial Revolution affect cities?

• created technology to clean them

• they lost valuable sources of food

• population grew faster than housing supply

Which of the following did NOT increase as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?

• urbanization

• life expectancy

• length of average work day

During the Industrial Revolution, farming improvements led to the privatizing and fencing off of the land in Great Britain. What was this movement called?

• Labor Movement

• Abolitionist Movement

• Enclosure Movement

What was a benefit of the railroad in Britain?

• offered cheap transportation for materials & goods

• took away hundreds of jobs

• displaced farming and fishing industries

"Steam-engines...create a vast demand for fuel; and, while they lend their powerful arms to drain the pits and to raise the coals, they call into employment multitudes of miners, engineers, ship-builders, and sailors, and cause the construction of canals and railways." According to this passage, what was the impact of the steam engine in Britain?

• employed people from all different fields

• cause the construction of canals & railways

• Both are true

Which of the following was a result of the agricultural revolution?

• many small farmers moved to cities

• enclosures were owned by wealthy landowners

• landowners experimented with new farming methods

• all of the above

What was the main cause of urbanization that occurred in England and Western Europe?

• poor crop production

• industrialization

• improved living conditions in cities