Industrial Revolution Quiz

What was the largest source of employment before the Industrial Revolution?

• Manufacturing

• Agriculture

• Fishing

• Mining

What invention by Jethro Tull helped in the process of seeding?

• Barbed wire

• Steam tractor

• Mechanical reaper

• Seed drill

What innovation allowed fencing of rangeland?

• Mechanical reaper

• Steam tractor

• Seed drill

• Barbed wire

What did the Agricultural Revolution lead to?

• Increase in difficulty of agricultural work

• Decrease in agricultural laborers

• Decrease in difficulty of agricultural work

• Increase in agricultural laborers

What geographic feature of Great Britain was used as an energy source for early factories?

• Mountains

• Forests

• Coastline

• Rivers

What natural resource became important for powering factories during the Industrial Revolution?

• Coal

• Natural gas

• Wood

• Oil

What did coal replace as the main source of energy for factories?

• Windmills

• Steam engines

• Solar panels

• Water wheels

What did Great Britain's natural harbors lead to?

• Creation of cities

• Decrease in shipping

• Increase in farming

• Expansion of forests

An Enduring Issue can best be defined as a

• challenge or problem that society has faced and debated only at one moment in time.

• challenge or problem that society has faced and debated across time.

• a hardship that is faced by a society, but is never solved and/or improved over time.

• a hardship that society faced, but solved over time.

What was the main purpose of the steam engine in the Industrial Revolution?

• To power vehicles

• To power factories

• To heat buildings

• To provide light