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History 13 (2)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The enclosure movement of the 17th and 18th centuries

a)

Attempted to reunite all Christians in one church

b)

Sought to group of factories closely together

c)

Fenced in public land for private use

d)

Sought to ban trade with nations outside of Europe

e)

Sought to ban emigration from Europe to north America

2.

The enclosure Acts affected the industrial resolution by

a)

Driving peasants off their land and thereby creating the workforce needed for factories and mines

b)

Bankrupting wealthy landowners, convincing them to turn to manufacturing

c)

Increasing the land under cultivation, destroying trees, and increasing reliance on coal for fuel

d)

Educating peasants and turning them into skilled workers

e)

Setting more land aside for new factories and mines

3.

Farmers improved crop yields in the 1700 's by

a)

Using the Bessemer process

b)

Practicing division of labor

c)

Relying on mass production

d)

Using Townshend's idea of crop rotation

e)

Using the assembly line

4.

which best describes the effects of the "agricultural revolution" in Europe

a)

Less organic food was grown

b)

there were fewer famines and better crops yields

c)

Serfdom was abolished

d)

Peasants revolted and took control of manors

e)

poverty was eliminated

5.

Under the domestic system in England

a)

Shipbuilding was made a state monopoly

b)

factory workers were prohibited from joining unions

c)

Farmers expanded the use of crop rotation and fertilization

d)

Spinning and weaving of yarn and cloth was done in the workers' home

e)

the immigration of foreign workers was expanded to take advantage of the skills of the French textile workers

6.

The industrial revolution began in England for the following reasons except

a)

England had an adequate supply of raw materials

b)

considerable money was available for investments

c)

there was a large supply of available workers

d)

the government was stable

e)

Prices were high due to an inadequate food supply

7.

which revolution had a greater impact on contemporary life

a)

the glorious

b)

the commercial

c)

the american

d)

the French

e)

The industrial

8.

All are characteristics of the industrial revolution except that it

a)

replaced hand manufacture with machine production

b)

concentrated the working force in factories

c)

was a period of dramatic advancement

d)

took place first in France

e)

Transformed European society

9.

which invention, above all, allowed the industrial revolution to take place

a)

the cotton gin

b)

electricity

c)

the internal combustion engine

d)

the paddle wheel

e)

the steam engine

10.

the first modern factories arose in the

a)

furniture making industry

b)

steel industry

c)

textile industry

d)

railroad industry

e)

chemical industry

11.

The Bessemer process allowed the cost effective production of

a)

steel

b)

cotton

c)

rubber

d)

aluminum

e)

concrete

12.

In the 19th century, the pattern of women working outside the home were

a)

middles class women

b)

social elites

c)

wives of urban professionals

d)

young urban professionals

e)

working class women

13.

which of the following is not associated with his invention

a)

alexander Graham bell-telephone

b)

John Deere-self cleaning plow

c)

Jethro Tull- Reaper

d)

charles townshend-crop rotation

e)

Guglielmo Marconi- radio

14.

why was there an explosive growth in the population during the 18th century

a)

disappearance of the plague

b)

improvements in sanitation

c)

better nutrition

d)

fewer deaths

e)

all of the above

15.

ini his book, wealth of nations, Adam smith promoted a belief in

a)

capitalism

b)

imperialism

c)

mercantilism

d)

communism

e)

socialism

16.

The proponent of the theory that population would always exceed food supply

a)

robert owens

b)

david ricardo

c)

Thomas Malthus

d)

adam smith

e)

Karl Max

17.

who was the originator of the iron law of wages

a)

Robert Owens

b)

David Ricardo

c)

Thomas Malthus

d)

Adam Smith

e)

Karl Max

18.

How is capitalism different from mercantilism

a)

Capitalism focuses on state controlled wealth accumulation, while mercantilism gives all commercial power to the merchants

b)

capitalism arose earlier than mercantilism

c)

capitalism is a socialist theory, whereas mercantilism is not

d)

capitalism focuses on free trade and the market forces of supply and demand, while mercantilism features state controlled economic activity

e)

capitalism involves trade on land, whereas mercantilism involves maritime trade

19.

" 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

a)

john locke

b)

jean jacques rousseau

c)

Adam smith

d)

Karl Max

e)

Thomas Malthus

20.

what is one result of the industrial revolution in the nineteenth century

a)

peasants supported the rule of Napoleon

b)

Competition for colonies in North America decreased

c)

Cities in Europe and the United States grew

d)

The pace of scientific discoveries slowed

21.

Monet and Renoir pioneered which style of painting

a)

Romanticism

b)

Impressionism

c)

Realism

d)

Abstractionism

e)

cubism

22.

Another name for members of the working class is

a)

slave

b)

serf

c)

proletariat

d)

capitalist

23.

when an entire group of workers refused to work, they were

a)

on strike

b)

in an injunction

c)

on a black list

d)

in collectiative bargaining

24.

when union and management met to negotiate wages, hours and working conditions they were

a)

on strike

b)

in an injunction

c)

on a black list

d)

in a collective bargaining

25.

the principle of laissez-faire meant that the government should not interfere in

a)

the military activities of a state

b)

the economy

c)

the church

d)

the education system