Industrial Revolution

Large landowning farmers were able to purchase common land because the British government passed the...

• Agricultural Revolution

• Enclosure Acts

• Industrial Revolution

• The Cottage Industry

What is the movement of people from rural areas to cities called?

• ruralization

• colonization

• inflation

• urbanization

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

Which of the following was NOT a negative effect of industrialization?

• poor working conditions

• increase in pollution

• overcrowded cities

• more affordable and available goods

Which is NOT one of the reasons the Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain?

• The Enclosure Acts took away common lands-- forcing peasants to move to towns and work in factories

• The Agricultural Revolution allowed for more crops with less labor-- families can afford buying goods

• There were abundant natural resources (rivers, coal, iron ore) to use in manufacturing goods

• The King demanded better inventions be made to produce more goods

What is one reason why employers would hire women instead of men?

• Women work harder

• Employers could pay women less money

• Women have more experience than men

• Women can do more difficult tasks

What product was first made using machines in factories?

• iron

• textiles
• locomotives
• flying shuttles

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• France

• England/Great Britain

• Germany

• Spain

Draw a "rural" landscape.