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WorksheetsHistory 13 (2)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The enclosure movement of the 17th and 18th centuries
Attempted to reunite all Christians in one church
Sought to group of factories closely together
Fenced in public land for private use
Sought to ban trade with nations outside of Europe
Sought to ban emigration from Europe to north America
The enclosure Acts affected the industrial resolution by
Driving peasants off their land and thereby creating the workforce needed for factories and mines
Bankrupting wealthy landowners, convincing them to turn to manufacturing
Increasing the land under cultivation, destroying trees, and increasing reliance on coal for fuel
Educating peasants and turning them into skilled workers
Setting more land aside for new factories and mines
Farmers improved crop yields in the 1700 's by
Using the Bessemer process
Practicing division of labor
Relying on mass production
Using Townshend's idea of crop rotation
Using the assembly line
which best describes the effects of the "agricultural revolution" in Europe
Less organic food was grown
there were fewer famines and better crops yields
Serfdom was abolished
Peasants revolted and took control of manors
poverty was eliminated
Under the domestic system in England
Shipbuilding was made a state monopoly
factory workers were prohibited from joining unions
Farmers expanded the use of crop rotation and fertilization
Spinning and weaving of yarn and cloth was done in the workers' home
the immigration of foreign workers was expanded to take advantage of the skills of the French textile workers
The industrial revolution began in England for the following reasons except
England had an adequate supply of raw materials
considerable money was available for investments
there was a large supply of available workers
the government was stable
Prices were high due to an inadequate food supply
which revolution had a greater impact on contemporary life
the glorious
the commercial
the american
the French
The industrial
All are characteristics of the industrial revolution except that it
replaced hand manufacture with machine production
concentrated the working force in factories
was a period of dramatic advancement
took place first in France
Transformed European society
which invention, above all, allowed the industrial revolution to take place
the cotton gin
electricity
the internal combustion engine
the paddle wheel
the steam engine
the first modern factories arose in the
furniture making industry
steel industry
textile industry
railroad industry
chemical industry
The Bessemer process allowed the cost effective production of
steel
cotton
rubber
aluminum
concrete
In the 19th century, the pattern of women working outside the home were
middles class women
social elites
wives of urban professionals
young urban professionals
working class women
which of the following is not associated with his invention
alexander Graham bell-telephone
John Deere-self cleaning plow
Jethro Tull- Reaper
charles townshend-crop rotation
Guglielmo Marconi- radio
why was there an explosive growth in the population during the 18th century
disappearance of the plague
improvements in sanitation
better nutrition
fewer deaths
all of the above
ini his book, wealth of nations, Adam smith promoted a belief in
capitalism
imperialism
mercantilism
communism
socialism
The proponent of the theory that population would always exceed food supply
robert owens
david ricardo
Thomas Malthus
adam smith
Karl Max
who was the originator of the iron law of wages
Robert Owens
David Ricardo
Thomas Malthus
Adam Smith
Karl Max
How is capitalism different from mercantilism
Capitalism focuses on state controlled wealth accumulation, while mercantilism gives all commercial power to the merchants
capitalism arose earlier than mercantilism
capitalism is a socialist theory, whereas mercantilism is not
capitalism focuses on free trade and the market forces of supply and demand, while mercantilism features state controlled economic activity
capitalism involves trade on land, whereas mercantilism involves maritime trade
" the Theory of history is the story of class struggles. Revolution is necessary to overthrow the ruling class and eventually create a classless society in which no one will be exploited. who expressed the above viewpoint
john locke
jean jacques rousseau
Adam smith
Karl Max
Thomas Malthus
what is one result of the industrial revolution in the nineteenth century
peasants supported the rule of Napoleon
Competition for colonies in North America decreased
Cities in Europe and the United States grew
The pace of scientific discoveries slowed
Monet and Renoir pioneered which style of painting
Romanticism
Impressionism
Realism
Abstractionism
cubism
Another name for members of the working class is
slave
serf
proletariat
capitalist
when an entire group of workers refused to work, they were
on strike
in an injunction
on a black list
in collectiative bargaining
when union and management met to negotiate wages, hours and working conditions they were
on strike
in an injunction
on a black list
in a collective bargaining
the principle of laissez-faire meant that the government should not interfere in
the military activities of a state
the economy
the church
the education system
