Which innovation allowed factories to be built anywhere?

• flying shuttle

• spinning jenny

• cotton gin

• steam engine

Why did "cottage industry" come to an end?

• Too many people moved to the city.

• It was replaced by the factory system.

• The need for textiles decreased.

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

• ruralization

• colonization

• inflation

• urbanization

Mass production led to:

• Products being more superior in quality

• Goods became less expensive

• Laborers received higher wages

• Industries moved to rural areas

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

• Factories

• Hand

• Slaves

• Royalty

Louis Pasteur discovered a link between diseases and ___.

• poisoned water

• supernatural occurrences

• bacteria

• none of the above

What is the definition of laissez-faire?

• A political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

• A political and economic system in which the major productive resources in a society—such as mines, factories, and farms—are owned by the public or the state, and wealth is divided among citizens equally or according to individual need.

• The policy which is based on the idea that governments and the law should not interfere with business, finance, or the conditions of people's working lives.

The Industrial Revolution is known as the ...

• increase in purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields.

• increase in machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th-century.

• a widespread use of kids as factory laborers working 14 hour days.

• increase in populations of urban areas during the 1800s.

What caused the development of factories?

• Canals were built

• The government began to change its child labor laws

• More families were moving into rural areas

What 3 factors are needed for production to drive the Industrial Revolution?

• Land

• Labor

• Capital

• All of these.