The Industrial Revolution

What is the main difference between the Agricultural Revolution and the Industrial Revolution?

• The Agricultural Revolution saw innovations in medicine; The Industrial Revolution saw innovations in transportation.

• The Agricultural Revolution saw innovations in factory work; The Industrial Revolution saw

  innovations in the cottage industry.

• The Agricultural Revolution saw innovations in urban cities; The Industrial Revolution saw

  innovations in rural areas.

• The Agricultural Revolution saw innovations in farming; The Industrial Revolution saw innovations in machinery.

Why did the Factory System replace the Cottage Industry?

• The factory system relied on individual farmers to make products by hand.

• The cottage industry used machinery that was too large for peoples' homes.

• The factory system was better at producing crops than the cottage industry.

• The cottage industry was too slow to keep up with the demand for products

Which of the following was an effect of the enclosure movement?

• The forced enclosure of land triggered widespread uprisings among the peasants.

• Increased land productivity led the urban poor to migrate to the countryside in search of work.

• Peasants often lost their land, forcing them to migrate to cities in search of work.

• As the first country through the agricultural revolution, the Netherlands became the first to industrialize as well.

The Cotton Gin had which of the following effects?

• Made cotton less profitable.

• Increased need for slave labor.

• Decreased the need for a large work force.

• Showed that technology was not necessary in the textile industry.

Railroads impacted the Industrial Revolution in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

• Reduced the demand for more coal and steel by using steam engines.

• Reduced production costs by making transporting goods less expensive .

• Increased profits by speeding up transportation from factory to seller.

• Created a huge number of jobs in other industries.

All of the following are reasons why the invention of the steam engine was significant EXCEPT

• it provided a power source for factories, ships, and locomotives.

• factories could now operate at night during a third shift.

• factories could now be located near cities instead of water sources.

• it was a more reliable power source than water wheels.

Why was it necessary for medieval farmers to allow fields to remain fallow?

• To collect additional grains of wheat to protect against crop failure

• To pay taxes or feudal obligations with it

• To prevent the soil from being stripped of all nutrients

• To protect their livestock from others that might be sick or diseased

Why did the farmers enjoy the Cottage Industry?

• It brought them extra money in addition to their crops.

• It allowed them more time to spend in the fields.

• It allowed them to leave the farm and move to the cities.

• It brought them better farming technology and crops.

_____ Invented process for making steel

• Richard Arkwright

• Jethro Tull

• Henry Bessemer

• Eli Whitney

What is the name for the voluntary associations of workers seeking labor reforms?

• Unions

• strikes

• collective bargaining

• utilitarianism