IR 13.1

Which geographic feature most aided England during the Industrial Revolution?

• natural harbors

• monsoon winds

• mountainous terrain

• desert climate

Transportation in the 1800s was revolutionized by the development of the

• caravel

• steam engine

• astrolabe

• airplane

The invention of spinning and weaving machinery increased the number of workers in the textile industry in Europe because

• the early textile machines could not produce goods as efficiently as hand labor

• the unions required that more workers be hired to maintain the machines

• the demand for goods increased as goods became cheaper to produce

• laws prohibited women and children from working with machinery

In the early 18th century, the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain resulted in urbanization because

• enslaved persons replaced free laborers on farms

• displaced rural workers migrated to find jobs

• the middle class decreased in size

• factory work strengthened extended families

Increased agricultural production in England in the late 1700s contributed directly to

• the development of a worldwide communications network

• a decrease in the power of the monarch

• the introduction of manorialism

• an increase in life expectancy

Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the map?

• England's natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities.

• People emigrated from Great Britain because of pollution.

• Great Britain's prosperity unified the people.

• In 1830, England had an unfavorable balance of trade.

What was one reason the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?

• Abundant natural resources were available in Great Britain.

• The practice of serfdom in Great Britain provided an abundance of laborers.

• Great Britain had alliances with most European countries.

• The government of Great Britain implemented a series of five-year plans.

Which event caused this population shift in Great Britain?

• rebellions in Ireland

• the Industrial Revolution

• emigration to the Americas

• the bubonic plague

What system involved buying formerly-peasant owned land and forcing farm laborers to search for new forms of labor/employment?

• Dikes

• Urbanization

• Putting-Out System

• Enclosure

Scottish engineer responsible for innovating/modifying the steam engine