The Industrial Revolution and Effects

A reason some businesses hired children was:

• To provide the children a bright future and opportunities

• So they could save money by paying the children less money

• So the children could take care of the heavy labor required for their business

• To improve their public image

 In pre-industrial times (before the industrial revolution), most people lived…

• on very large farms

• on rented lands

• in cities

• in rural villages

The series of laws passed by the British parliament that made large, factory style farms possible by selling public land was known as…

• Public Works Administration

• Enclosure Movement

• The Incorporation of Common Areas

• Parliamentary Redistricting

The agricultural revolution would allow for….

• Larger populations

• Increase in wealth of peasants

• Decreased populations

• More small family farms

The movement of people into cities is called…

• Emigration

• Immigration

• Urbanization

• Absorption

What was the most important source of power for the early Industrial Revolution?

• the steam engine

• animals

• the windmill

• the dynamo

The Industrial Revolution began in this country.

• The United States

• Great Britain

• Germany

• Russia

What natural resources gave Great Britain an advantage in the Industrial Revolution?

• water and forests

• wildlife and precious gems

• coal and iron

• good harbors

What invention made possible the growth of railroads?

• the spinning jenny

• the factory

• macadamized roads

• the steam locomotive

Which of the following did NOT contribute to Britainʻs Industrial Revolution?

• low wages

• location on the Atlantic

• a strong navy

• a capitalist economic system