Agricultural Revolution Quiz

The 1700's enclosure movement tended to increase...

• urban populations.

• More people became Farmers

• the use of slavery.

• Created larger farms that forced smaller farmers to move to the cities

The crop rotation system used in England during the 1700's agricultural revolution increased

• crop production by allowing more land to rest.

• crop production by restoring soil nutrients.

• crop production by allowing more seeds to sprout.

• crop production by lowering the amount of land used to farm.

All of the following were results of the 1700s agricultural revolution in Britain EXCEPT

• food prices decreased.

• population increased.

• the number of farmers increased.

• the average size of farms increased.

The first economic activity to undergo major industrialization was

• textile production.

• banking.

• farming.

• railroads.

By the late 1700s, a ________ was the best place to find a spinning mule and a power loom.

• factory
• Rural home

• Barn

• Railway Station

An entrepreneur is a type of

• scientist

• inventor

• business person

• government official

Which of the following did NOT improve as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

• factory working conditions

• the quality and affordability of clothing

• the diet of the average person

• transportation and communication

Which of the following did NOT increase as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?

• urbanization

• the size of the middle class

• the length of the average workday

• the life expectancy of the average worker

Adam Smith defended this economic philosophy in his book "The Wealth of Nations"

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Socialism

• Egalitarianism

The ________ was an increase in machine-made goods beginning in England during the 1700s.

• Industrial Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• Socialist Revolution

• Marxist Revolution