Unit IV Review

The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in part because

• Britain imported technology from the United States.
• Britain had laws against the enclosure movement.
• Britain had a large number of immigrant workers.
• Britain had key resources like iron and coal.

After about 1825, factories began to be located near

• rivers.
• coal mines.
• the ocean.
• cotton fields.

How did industrialization hurt skilled craft workers working in the cottage industry?

• by leading to a labor movement that raised wages
• by leading to a shortage of raw materials
• by shifting populations from city to countryside
• by undercutting prices for their products

Britain's colonial empire fueled the development of industry in that country because

• the nation had access to vast amounts of raw materials.
• the war machine required quick and efficient production of goods.
• colonies provided slave labor for growing industries.
• workers in the colonies earned far less than workers in Britain.

Industrialization led to

• technological advances like railroads and electricity.
• the decline of the middle class.
• less leisure time for ordinary people.
• the decline of capitalistic economies.

What enabled the United States to industrialize rapidly?

• the wealth of natural resources and a large labor force
• the enclosure movement
• a strong navy and merchant marine
• the criminalization of the labor movement

Industrialization had which of the following effects on middle-class people?

• They worked harder than ever before.
• They now had time and money to spend on leisure.
• They became active in the labor movement.
• Their standard of living decreased.

Which of the following was a negative result of the growth of the textile industry in Great Britain?

• fewer cotton farms in Great Britain
• the huge population growth in the country
• the expansion of agriculture in India
• child labor

Following the Civil War in the United States, Britain relied on India for which raw materials?

• tea
• indigo
• jute
• cotton

The mercantile system in Britain was replaced by

• entrepreneurship.
• socialism.
• department stores.
• laissez-faire Capitalism