Unit 3 Quick Quiz #1

The Agricultural Revolution led to _____________________.

• more food, more people, and increased urbanization.

• more food, more immigration, and decreased urbanization

• more food, more people, and increased ruralization.

• more food, more immigration, and increased ruralization.

Which of the following was NOT an innovation of the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain?

• Seed Drill

• Pesticides

• Crop Rotation

• Thresher

The Enclosure Acts were _______________________.

• Acts of the British Parliament that opened up farmland for commoners to farm.

• A set of laws that required people to work in factories

• Acts of the British Parliament that allowed nobles to privatize (enclose) their lands and evict (remove) peasants.

• A type of indentured servitude which increased the supply of food in Great Britain

The 4-Crop rotation system _______________________.

• Was an innovation during the Agricultural Revolution that allowed commoners to farm previously enclosed lands.

• Was an innovation during the Agricultural Revolution that allowed famers to grow only turnips

• Was an innovation during the Agricultural Revolution that helped farmers separate seeds from stalks.

• Was an innovation during the Agricultural Revolution that allowed farmers to more efficiently use the land and produce more food.

The Agricultural Revolution led to increased urbanization because _____________________________.

• The population was rising

• More people were losing their farming jobs

• The population was rising AND more people were losing their farming jobs

• The population was declining AND more people were getting farming jobs

• The population was declining

Which of the following best describes the results of the Enclosure acts?

• Farming became less efficient for wealthy landowners, and poor peasants lost their farmland and jobs

• Farming became more efficient for wealthy landowners, but poor peasants lost their farmland and jobs

• Farming became more efficient for wealthy landowners, and poor peasants gained new farmland and jobs

• Farming became less efficient for wealthy landowners, and poor peasants gained new farmland and jobs

Put the following events in order

• Most people are farmers on Medieval Manors during the Middle Ages, sharing 'Common Land'

• Farmers move from the countryside to cities in search of jobs (urbanization)

• As a result of more food, the population rises. At the same time, farmers are losing their jobs.

• The Agricultural Revolution brings new farming technology to Great Britain

Identify Great Britain (also known as the UK, also known as England, Scotland and Wales) on the map

Reorder the following

• Goods are made in homes and small factories, often with the help of water power

• Goods are made in homes using primarily human and animal power

• Goods are made in factories, using machines power by coal burning steam engines