First British Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was a change in

• agricultural techniques
• the way in which products were made
• the governments of Europe
• the way people thought

Great Britain was able to industrialize because it had

• Natural resources such as coal and iron
• Overseas markets that bought British goods
• A strong navy to protect shipping lanes
• All of the above

One result of the Agricultural Revolution was

• increase in food production
• decrease in the amount of food produced
• Increase in the number of farmers
• decreased population

Which of the following was NOT a way that the steam engine changed industrialization?

• It made production faster
• Factories didn’t need to be by streams
• It caused an increase demand for coal
• It encouraged cottage industry

The factory created a new labor system in which

• workers required skill and received high wages
• Workers had to work regular and long hours, and perform repetitive tasks for low wages
• Workers welfare was highly valued
• Workers had to adjust to periods of hectic work followed by idle periods

Why did coal production expand greatly during the Industrial Revolution?

• People preferred to use coal over electricity
• Coal was an environmentally clean fuel
• New methods of mining coal made it a very easy job
• Coal was needed to produce iron and to run steam engines

How did the railroads guarantee the success of the Industrial Revolution?

• An increased supply of goods could reach more markets faster.
• People could commute from their homes to work
• The railroads did not influence the industrial revolution at all
• It caused land to be redistributed to the poor

Which of the following is NOT an example of infrastructure?

• Roads
• Factories
• Bridges
• Railroads

The growth of cities is called?

• urbanization
• ruralization
• decentralization
• capitalism

The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was seen in the

• Emergence of the middle class and the working class
• Famines caused by families abandoning their farms
• Cloud of air pollution that choked the British Isles
• Growing death rates from accidents on the roads