Topic 4: The Industrial Revolution (1750–1914)

What was one way that James Watt's steam technology contributed to the Industrial Revolution?

• Steam engines powered the flying shuttle, helping weavers make cloth faster.

• The water frame used steam to improve the speed of spinning thread.

• Steam engines improved the shipping of goods and raw materials.

• Steam engines helped miners gather more coal to help power factory machines.

In 1750, what was life like in most of Europe?

• rural

• handmade tools

• only travel as far as you could go on horse or foot

• all of the above

The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.

• French Revolution
• Machine Revolution
• Industrial Revolution
• Technological Revolution

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• The United States
• England
• France
• Germany

How did the crop rotation system that developed in Britain during the agricultural revolution increase crop yields?

• By growing crops in all areas of enclosures

• By increasing nutrients in the soil

• By ensuring that more of the seeds that were planted actually sprouted

• By decreasing the amount of land used to grow crops.

The First Industrial Revolution (1780 - 1830) centered on the production of...

• Textiles

• Chemicals

• Oil

• Steel

This economic theory says that the government should not interfere in the economy.

• Capitalism

• Socialism

This economic theory states that competition and supply and demand will determine the prices of goods.

• Capitalism

• Socialism

During the IR, which invention allowed for the faster transportation of resources and finished goods, people, and provided many jobs?

• Automobile

• Subway

• Train

• Airplanes

The movement of people from rural areas to cities is called

• Industrialization

• Urbanization

• Communism

• Democracy