Unit 4: The Age of Industry & Expansion Study Guide

What four things allowed Great Britain to industrialize in the 1700s?

• Abundant natural resources, a large labor force, technological innovation, and access to capital

• A strong military, colonial expansion, religious freedom, and a stable monarchy

• A powerful navy, agricultural advancements, trade alliances, and cultural renaissance

• Political stability, scientific discoveries, artistic movements, and philosophical debates

Britain's geographic features helped jumpstart the industrial revolution because of its:

• abundant natural resources like coal and iron

• vast desert landscapes

• tropical climate

• lack of rivers and ports

The agricultural revolution helped jumpstart the industrial revolution by:

• Increasing food production, leading to population growth and urbanization.

• Decreasing the need for labor, resulting in more leisure time.

• Reducing the demand for manufactured goods.

• Limiting technological advancements in farming.

New inventions helped jumpstart the industrial revolution by:

• increasing production efficiency and reducing labor costs

• decreasing the need for raw materials

• slowing down technological advancements

• reducing the demand for manufactured goods

Explain how colonization and colonial markets helped jumpstart the industrial revolution.

• Colonization provided raw materials and markets for industrial goods, fueling industrial growth.

• Colonization hindered industrial growth by creating economic dependencies.

• Colonization had no impact on the industrial revolution.

• Colonization only affected agricultural practices.

The Enclosure Movement was:

• a policy of consolidating small landholdings into larger farms in England during the 18th century

• a movement to protect endangered species

• a campaign to build more public parks

• a strategy to increase urban housing

What are three effects of the Enclosure Movement?

• Increased agricultural productivity, urbanization, and displacement of rural populations

• Decreased agricultural productivity, rural stability, and increased rural populations

• Industrial decline, rural prosperity, and decreased urbanization

• Technological stagnation, rural expansion, and decreased agricultural productivity

Cottage industry is defined as:

• A large-scale industrial operation

• A small-scale industry carried out at home by family members using their own equipment

• A type of agriculture

• A form of government

The cottage industry disappeared during the industrial revolution because:

• it was replaced by factory-based production.

• people lost interest in handmade goods.

• it became too expensive to maintain.

• it was banned by the government.

Urbanization is the process of:

• increasing rural population

• decreasing urban population

• increasing urban population

• decreasing rural population