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Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The movement where large landowners encircled their land with fences or hedges. This increased their lands and enabled them to cultivate larger fields called what?

(a)  

2.

What were the factors of production?

a)

land

b)

capital

c)

cotton

d)

labor

3.

Who of the men below was and entrepreneur that developed the steam engine? (a)  

Choose from the below words
James Watt
Robert Fulton
Edward Bains
Cyrus McCormick
4.

Define urbanization

4 lines
5.

Which of the following groups was NOT a member of the middle class? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Stock Traders
Wealthy Farmers
Skilled Workers
Professionals
6.

A business owned by stockholders who share its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts is known as a what?

(a)  

7.

Define Laissez-faire economics

4 lines
8.

Which of the following systems was NOT developed during the Industrial Revolution period?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Utilitarianism

c)

Socialism

d)

Maoism

9.

Adam Smith's 3 natural laws of economics were ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , and the ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
Law of Self Interest
Law of Competition
Law of Supply and Demand
Law of Scarcity
Law of Complexity
Lay of Imperfection
La of Imperfection
Law of Inequality
Law of Demand
10.

What did Karl Marx write?

(a)