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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution Quizizz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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1.
How did food production change before the Industrial Revolution, according to the passage?
a)
New technology to increase efficiency
b)
Use of the open field system
c)
Even distribution of farmland to small farmers
d)
Breeding smaller sheep
2.
Identify one effect of the actions taken by wealthy landowners described in the passage.
a)
Decrease in the amount of food produced on farms in England
b)
Enclosure Acts and consolidation of small farms into large ones owned by a few farmers
c)
Wealthy landowners lost the money they invested in farming innovations
d)
Small farmers gained power in Parliament
3.
Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the map?
a)
England's natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities
b)
In 1830, England had an unfavorable growth of industrial cities
c)
Great Britain's prosperity unified the people
d)
People emigrated from Great Britain because of pollution
4.
What could have caused the patterns of settlement you see on this map? (Read the key carefully)
a)
Socialist organizations promised land and a good wage to those who moved to industrial cities
b)
The British government paid people to move to cities
c)
Agricultural innovations made it easier for farmers to hire more people
d)
Coal powered steam engines powered factories that employed many people in England
5.
Identify one effect of the historical development shown by the map.
a)
The Glorious Revolution
b)
Overcrowded and polluted cities
c)
Higher employment for farmers
d)
England invaded France
6.
Based on this map, why do you think that Belgium (in red) was one of the first countries outside of Great Britain to become industrial?
a)
Belgium was a small country
b)
Belgium is physically close to Great Britain
c)
Great Britain was trade partners with Belgium
d)
Belgium asked Great Britain nicely for its industrial secrets
7.
According to the text below, what role did Adam Smith believe the government should play in the economy?
a)
The government should regulate businesses to make sure they use safe practices
b)
The government should restrict which businesses are allowed to open
c)
The government should make very few laws that affect businesses
d)
The government should play a role in helping businesses make as much money as possible
8.
Which of the following effects did Adam Smith's ideas have on England in the 1800s?
a)
Workers unionized for better pay
b)
Governments passed laws to prevent child labor
c)
Theorists predicted that the population would outgrow the nation's food supply
d)
Industrial leaders gained lots of wealth and power
9.
This illustration and excerpt depict events from which time and place in history?
a)
Revolutionary France
b)
Victorian England
c)
Meiji Japan
d)
Soviet Russia
10.
Which part of the Industrial Revolution most directly contributed to the health concern highlighted in these documents?
a)
urban population growth
b)
improved communication
c)
new power sources
d)
trade union movement
11.
Which action effectively addressed the specific public health concern raised in these documents?
a)
installation of electric lighting in poor neighborhoods
b)
burning herbs to purify the air
c)
improvements in water treatment
d)
relocation of government offices
12.
What is the passage below describing?
a)
Overcrowding in tenements
b)
Poor water sanitation causing illness and death
c)
Lack of medical treatment and benefits for factory workers
d)
The poor conditions that child laborers worked in
13.
Which event is most directly related to the conditions described below?
a)
Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto
b)
Garibaldi organized the Red Shirts
c)
Charles Darwin developed The Origin of the Species
d)
Atatürk joined the Young Turks
14.
What would a historian probably use this document for?
a)
To determine why mine owners employed children
b)
To study the long term effects of working in mines on child laborers
c)
To find out how much money mine owners saved by hiring children rather than adults
d)
To understand the conditions child laborers experience
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