Industrial Revolution Final Prep

What BEST describes the Industrial Revolution?

• A time in Europe when people used coal and trains to transport goods

• An era when factories spread throughout farms and rural areas

• When some societies in Europe and the United States went from agrarian and rural living to a mostly industrial and urban life

• Changes and developments in how people farmed and used oxen instead of tractors

Which of the following is NOT true?

• Agrarian and rural means farming and the countryside

• Rural and urban are referring to the same thing

• Urban and industrial means cities and factories

• Agrarian and industry mean farming and factories

Which of the following statements best describes the factory system?

• A system where workers produced goods in their homes.

• A system that relied exclusively on skilled craftsmen.

• A system where factories were owned and operated by the government.

•  A system where goods were produced on a large scale using machinery.

Which of the following is not true about The first Industrial Revolution:

• Was mostly a shift from animal to machine power 

• Occurred around 1750-1860's

• Started in England, then spread to US and rest of Europe in 1800s

• Was powered by fossil fuels

Which of the following was NOT a major development of the Industrial Revolution?

• Shift away from cottage industry to factories

• Shift from using animal sources of energy to mineral sources like goals and coal

• New technological developments like the steam engine and power loom

• New beliefs about science and technology like the world is round and at the center of the universe

What is a cause of the Industrial Revolution?

• Fewer famines led to population growth and more people moving to cities

• The Black Death allowed more people to live in new houses and make goods

• Cotton and sheep grew faster than ever and provided fiber for textiles

• Women were finally allowed to vote and that led to women working in factories

Which is NOT a result of the Industrial Revolution?

• Changes in how people lived and what they did with their free time

• Renewed faith in monarchies as form of government

• More people had money to trade with and for

• Massive changes in the land and environment

The Industrial Revolution began in which country?

• The United States

• France

• Germany

• Great Britain

What was the primary source of energy for the early factories of the Industrial Revolution?

• Electricity

• Wind Power

• Steam Power

• Solar Power

The term "Luddite" refers to:

• A supporter of technological advancements

• An inventor during the Industrial Revolution

• A worker who opposed industrialization

• A proponent of factory reform