WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 17mins
factories
The four factors of production that were vital to the Industrial Revolution and the start of any business include each of the following EXCEPT
land
labor
capital
entrepreneurs
investors
The term laissez-faire roughly translates to mean
leave alone
resist
freedom
control
The ability to have necessities of life, such as food, clothing, and shelter and wants like vacations, concerts, and other amusements is referred to as
middle class
upper class
standard of living
purchasing power
The process of an area growing larger, with an increase in population, production of goods and services, and availability of a variety of options to fulfill one's wants and needs is called
industrialization
urbanization
materialism
commercialism
During the Industrial Revolution, a new social and economic class that developed was the
serfs
rich, or the upper class
expanded lower class
middle class
Which of the following best defines the term capital when referencing the Industrial Revolution?
a city where industrial production increased, became an important city for a nation's economy
money, equipment, and/or resources that were used in the production of goods
a type of investment that helped a factory or business get started
none of these best define capital
Karl Marx spelled out how he believed that workers should rise up against factory owners, outlining the basic principles of
capitalism
socialism
communism
command economies
Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?
England was the most powerful nation in the world
It wasn't; history has unfairly given England credit for the Industrial Revolution
England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built
England was centrally located to many areas like France, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, giving them an advantage to bring in resources and talent from many places
tractors
