Unit 2: Industrial Revolution REVIEW

Base your answer to question the map and on your knowledge of social studies.

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

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

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

• Great Britain’s prosperity unified the people.

• People emigrated from Great Britain because of pollution.

Base your answer to question the map and on your knowledge of social studies.

Identify one cause of the historical development depicted in the map.

• Socialist organizations promised land and a good wage to those who moved to industrial cities.

• The British government paid people to move to cities.

• Agricultural innovations made it easier for farmers to hire more people.

• Coal powered steam engines powered factories that employed many people in England.

Base your answer to question the map and on your knowledge of social studies.

Identify one effect of the historical development depicted in the map.

• The Glorious Revolution

• Overcrowded and polluted cities

• Higher employment for farmers

•  England invaded France

Base your answer to question on the passage and on your knowledge of social studies.

According to Martin Perry, what role did Adam Smith believe the government should play in the economy?

• The government should regulate businesses to make sure they use safe practices.

• The government should restrict which businesses are allowed to open.

• The government should make very few laws that affect businesses.

• The government should play a role in helping businesses make as much money as possible.

Base your answer to question on the passage and on your knowledge of social studies.

According to Andrew Ure, what was one effect of the use of steam engines in the 19th century?

• Greater employment

• Slowed industrial growth

• An increase in the price of goods

• Food scarcity

Base your answer to question on the passage and on your knowledge of social studies.

What is Andrew Ure’s point of view regarding steam engines?

• Steam engines do more harm than good because of pollution.

• Steam engines could lead to conflict with other countries.

• Steam engines benefit society because they lead to industrial growth and improvements in the quality of life.

• Steam engines lead to poorly made goods.

Base your answer to question on the passage and on your knowledge of social studies.

The author of this passage is describing conditions caused by the

• Commercial Revolution

• French Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

Base your answer to question on the passage and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which innovation most directly contributed to the conditions described in the passage?

• Printing press

• Crop rotation

• Seed drill

• Steam engine

Base your answer to question on the passages and on your knowledge of social studies.

A historian would find these documents most useful for

• understanding the lives of the upper middle class in the 19th century

• depicting struggles that faced 19th century farmers

• examining the effects of pollution in 19th century cities

• depicting 19th century factory life

Base your answer to question on the passages and on your knowledge of social studies.

What action was taken as a result of testimonies like those in these documents?

• Child labor laws were passed

• Slavery was abolished

• Invention of the steam engine

• World War I