Ch 29 Part I Quiz - Use Outline

Who developed the general-purpose steam engine which featured rotative power - in 1765?

• George Stephenson

• James Watt

• Henry Bessemer

• Thomas Newcomen

What did James Watt's steam engine primarily use to create motion?

• Electricity

• Solar

• Steam

• Wind

What term did Watt's contemporaries use to measure the energy generated by his steam engine?

• Horsepower

• Kilowatts

• Joules

• Newtons

What did the factory system become by the mid-nineteenth century?

• Obsolete

• The main production method

• A minor production method

• A temporary solution

What was the purpose of the Factory Act of 1833?

• A) To increase factory production

• B) To protect workers (including women and children) from industrialization effects

• C) To reduce taxes on factories

• D) To promote child labor

What was the main transportation development in Germany by the 1850s?

• A) Road networks

• B) Railroad networks

• C) Air travel

• D) Sea routes

What was the effect of the introduction of new machinery and techniques in the factory system?

• Limited production to textiles

• Extended the factory system to other industries

• Reduced the need for skilled labor

• Increased production costs

Which symbol on the map indicates emerging industrial areas?

• Star

• Circle

• Triangle

• Square

What feature is represented by the dashed lines on the map?

• Railroads, ca. 1850

• Rivers

• Borders

• Roads

What spurred the continuing development of capitalist business organization?

• Decrease in population

• Industrialization

• Agricultural expansion

• Decline in trade