Unit 8 Review

What is an entrepreneur?

• Someone who organizes and manages a business, taking risks to do so

• Someone who runs a textile factory

• An individual who invests in manufacturing

• A business that is owned by multiple individuals

Suffrage

• The right to vote in an election

• Penalties imposed on businesses

• White collar criminal conduct

• The disenfranchisement of citizens

Where did the industrial revolution begin?

• Britain

• The United States

• Germany

• France

What natural resource was abundant in Britain, and was used to power the industrial revolution?

• Coal

• Timber

• Petroleum

• Guano

Some negative impacts of the industrial revolution included all EXCEPT

• Major pollution in cities

• An increase in the amount of coal burned

• The use of child labor in factories

• The weakening of Britain's economy

What happened to the population of urban cities during the industrial revolution?

• Significantly Increased

• Significantly Decreased

• No change

• Declined

Coal during the industrial revolution was primarily used for what?

• To power steam engines

• To heat the factory floors

• To dye and process textiles

• As a substitute for petroleum

What European country colonized the Congo?

• Belgium

• Germany

• France

• Britain

The need for __________ drove European countries to expand their colonial holdings during the industrial revolution

• Resources

• Land

• Vacation spots

• Settlement lands for royal Europeans

____________ was produced by Britain in India and exported to the Chinese Market

• Opium

• Lead

• Rubber

• Silk Textiles