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WorksheetsImpact of Rivers and Resources
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 2hrs 7mins
How did rivers and canals help move goods and materials in Britain?
They moved goods quickly and cheaply.
They only transported people.
They replaced farms with factories.
They were used to grow crops.
Why were factories built near rivers?
Rivers provided drinking water.
Rivers powered machines.
Rivers connected to roads.
Rivers made land cheaper.
Why were coal and iron important for factories and machines?
They powered and built machines.
They replaced workers in factories.
They were used to grow crops.
They were sent to other countries.
What role did steam engines play in using coal and iron?
Steam engines burned coal for power.
Steam engines used coal to grow crops.
Steam engines built homes with iron.
Steam engines replaced iron in machines.
Which event caused this population shift in Great Britain?
rebellions in Ireland
the Industrial Revolution
emigration to the Americas
the bubonic plague
Which was a result of the Industrial Revolution in England during the 19th century?
Workers became more secure in their jobs and less dependent on employers.
The number of farmers increased as the demand for wool in the textile industry rose.
Democratic principles were weakened as the power of the working class increased.
The structure of society changed to include a growing middle class.
What was one reason the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?
Abundant natural resources were available in Great Britain.
The practice of serfdom in Great Britain provided an abundance of laborers.
Great Britain had alliances with most European countries.
The government of Great Britain implemented a series of five-year plans.
Which geographic feature aided industrialization in Great Britain?
highland climate
large forests
good harbors
monsoon winds
Increased agricultural production in England in the late 1700s contributed directly to
the development of a worldwide communications network
a decrease in the power of the monarch
the introduction of manorialism
an increase in life expectancy
In the early 18th century, the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain resulted in urbanization because
enslaved persons replaced free laborers on farms
displaced rural workers migrated to find jobs
the middle class decreased in size
factory work strengthened extended families
The breakdown of traditions, increased levels of pollution, and the expansion of slums are negative aspects of
militarism
collectivization
pogroms
urbanization
Which social change occurred during the Industrial Revolution?
increased status for religious leaders
growth of the working class
expansion of privileges for the landed nobility
development of the extended family
The invention of spinning and weaving machinery increased the number of workers in the textile industry in Europe because
the early textile machines could not produce goods as efficiently as hand labor
the unions required that more workers be hired to maintain the machines
the demand for goods increased as goods became cheaper to produce
laws prohibited women and children from working with machinery
Transportation in the 1800s was revolutionized by the development of the
caravel
steam engine
astrolabe
airplane
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
Safe working conditions
Low wages
Dangerous working conditions
Pollution
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
Made the crime rate decrease
Led to an increase in farm workers
Make the cities cleaner and safer
Led to an increase in population in the cities
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
Factories
Hand
Slaves
Children
Mass production led to:
Products being high quality
goods became less expensive
workers received high wages
industries moved to farming areas
Which of the following is a reason why workers gained better pay, a shorter work day , as well as safer working conditions?
Workers revolted against factory owners and took over the means of production.
Workers unions formed and threaten to strike if employers did not meet their demands
Employers believed that paying workers more money would help their profit
Employers granted better pay out of their own care for their workers
Which of the following is not an accurate description to working conditions during the Industrial Revolution?
Workers often worked more than 12 hours a day
Workers were given multiple breaks
Children, even younger than ten, worked in factories
Workers received low wages
Germ theory, which was discovered by medics during the Industrial Revolution showed
how diseases are caused.
people how dirty their foods was.
how the circulatory system worked.
how diseases were harmful.
What economic theory developed in response to the British system of free enterprise that emerged during Industrial Revolution?
manorialism
mercantilism
consumerism
communism
Which of the following groups had a difficult time competing with mass production and the factory system during the Industrial Revolution?
merchants
landowners
artisans
industrialists
Thinkers who disliked the lack of government intervention characteristic of laissez-faire economic policies during the Industrial Revolution proposed which new economic alternative?
mercantilism
socialism
fascism
capitalism
New economic theories came about during the Industrial Revolution in response to —
the demands of wealthy industrialists for laws to regulate economies
the economic disparities between the wealthy and the working class
the lack of economic power women had in industrialized societies
the successful efforts of abolitionists to bring an end to the slavery trade
One way that European society was changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution included —
the rejection of the teachings of the Catholic Church
the decline of the population due to factory accidents
the spread of famine caused by families abandoning farms
the emergence of a middle class and a working class
What was the period in the late 1800s when US manufacturing experienced rapid growth?
Reconstruction
American Revolution
Second Industrial Revolution
Scientific Revolution
Who invented a quicker and cheaper way to make steel?
Thomas Edison
Henry Bessemer
Henry Ford
Alexander Graham Bell
What is an exclusive right to make or sell an invention?
kerosene
patent
gasoline
bessemer
Who invented a practical electric bulb in 1879?
Thomas Alva Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Bessemer
Henry Ford
Who patented the telephone in March of 1876?
Henry Bessemer
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Who designed and built a gasoline-powered airplane?
Wilbur and Orville Wright
Harriet Strong
Elisha Otis
J. Frank and Charles Duryea
What was the name of the of the invention that helped increase steel production?
kerosene
air brakes
Bessemer process
electricity
John D Rockefeller was a tycoon in this industry.....
Oil
Steel
Railroad
Andrew Carnegie was a tycoon in this industry.....
Oil
Steel
Railroad
Vanderbilt was a Tycoon in this industry.....
Oil
Steel
Railroad
What is the name for an economic system in which private businesses run most industries?
monopoly
laissez-faire
capitalism
corporation
Which philosophy emphasized that inequalities were part of the natural order?
social Darwinism
laissez-faire
capitalism
trusts
