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Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Industrial Revolution Begin?

a)

1300´s

b)

1540´s

c)

1700

d)

1780

2.

Why did Britain´s population grow? (2 Correct answers)

a)

due to more food meaning less starvation

b)

the enclosure laws moves more people into cities/towns

c)

More Illnesses meant more people

d)

the high infant mortality

e)

because of Britain being the wealthiest

3.

New crops like (a)   produced more food per acre.

4.

What did Britain have plenty of ?

a)

Coal

b)

Infants

c)

women that could make their own choices

d)

Natural resources

5.

Why did illiteracy decline during the Industrial Revolution ?

a)

more jobs being available and aimed at the working class

b)

people just stopped being illiterate

c)

people were never illiterate to begin with

d)

it never declined

6.

Infant mortality (a)   .

7.

What country became the richest country on earth by 1850

a)

Britain

b)

United States

c)

China

d)

Germany

8.

Explain in your own words the enclosure laws ?

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9.

how did the enclosure law effect farmers in this time period?

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10.

What did Britain invest their capital in?

a)

Machines and factories

b)

Toys

c)

parks

d)

the people

11.

Is Britain still one of the wealthiest countries today ?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

What invention accelerated the Industrialization in Britain.

a)

Toilets

b)

Electricity

c)

Food

d)

Steam Engine

13.

Which of these were early inventions focused on mass production ?

a)

Flying shuttle

b)

Spinning Jenny

c)

Water frame

d)

Noodles

e)

Power Loom

14.

Most of the population growth was in (a)   .

15.

Which country was more successful in the industrial revolution.

a)

America

b)

China

c)

Britain

d)

Germany

16.

In the 1900 which country had the worlds biggest economy?

a)

United States

b)

Britain

c)

China

d)

Africa

17.

National Wealth (a)   in Industrial countries.

18.

Because of The industrial Revolution most people have gotten to know their grandparents.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Explain in your own words why more people got to meet there grandparents because of the Industrial revolution.

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20.

What are somethings invented during the Industrial Revolution that you still use today?

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21.

Explain whether you would rather live before or after the industrial revolution and Why?

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22.

Many children worked in Factories as well as went to school.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Should child labor be allowed? why or why not?

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