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The Industrial Revolution Practice Questions 2016

The Industrial Revolution Practice Questions 2016

Question 1 of 50

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(Causes) Which of the following helped British farmers to increase food production in the 1700's?

Select one of the following:

  • They reduced the size of their farms.

  • They hired more peasants to cultivate the land

  • They enclosed the land and increased the size of farms

  • They stopped growing crops and increased the use of sheep and cows

Explanation

Question 2 of 50

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(Causes) The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain because it had all of the following EXCEPT?

Select one of the following:

  • Land

  • Capital

  • Regulations

  • Labor

Explanation

Question 3 of 50

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(Causes) The first Industrial Revolution began in what country?

Select one of the following:

  • The United States

  • France

  • China

  • Great Britain

Explanation

Question 4 of 50

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(Causes) What were Enclosures?

Select one of the following:

  • Large areas of free land given to English peasants.

  • Small plots of peasant land that was bought and fenced by wealthy landowners.

  • Common land that was shared by all the peasants.

  • New areas where coal and iron were mined.

Explanation

Question 5 of 50

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(Causes) During the Agricultural Revolution in the 1700's, wealthy landowners increased food production by:

Select one of the following:

  • Using Enclosers and fencing the land

  • Leaving part of the land fallow or unplanted every year.

  • hiring more peasant farm workers

  • giving peasants incentives or bonuses.

Explanation

Question 6 of 50

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(Causes) Which of the following IS A REASON WHY Great Britain was the first nation to industrialize?

Select one of the following:

  • British workers were the highest paid in world.

  • The government owned all the factories and forced workers to work in them.

  • Great Britain had valuable natural resources like coal and iron.

  • Most of the British people were highly educated.

Explanation

Question 7 of 50

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(Causes) What caused the Cottage Industry to disappear during the Industrial Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • The growth of farming output because of Enclosures and selective breeding.

  • England ran out of or depleted the its factors of production like land.

  • New Inventions and machines in textile factories were faster and more productive.

  • The homes had to be destroyed to make room for the new railroads.

Explanation

Question 8 of 50

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(Causes) Why was coal important to the Industrial Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • A. Mining gave jobs to most unemployed farm laborers.

  • B. Coal provided the fuel to power steam engines.

  • C. Exporting coal was Great Britain's largest industry.

  • All the above.

Explanation

Question 9 of 50

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(Causes) Industrialization in the textile industry resulted in:

Select one of the following:

  • higher-paying jobs for industrial workers.

  • the establishment of new inventions and factories.

  • Better working conditions for the Industrial working class.

  • slower production times for textiles.

Explanation

Question 10 of 50

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(Causes) The invention of the steam engine meant that factories:

Select one of the following:

  • could be built anywhere.

  • could only run during daylight hours.

  • could only be built only by rivers or canals.

  • required more raw materials for the factory.

Explanation

Question 11 of 50

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(New Inventions) James Hargreaves

Select one of the following:

  • Cotton Gin

  • Steam Engine

  • Water Mule

  • Spinning Jenny

Explanation

Question 12 of 50

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(New Inventions) Richard Arkwright invented the:

Select one of the following:

  • Spinning Jenny

  • Water Frame

  • Steam Engine

  • Seed Drill

Explanation

Question 13 of 50

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(New Inventions) James Watt invented the:

Select one of the following:

  • Spinning Jenny

  • Seed Drill

  • Steam Engine

  • Water Frame

Explanation

Question 14 of 50

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(New Inventions) Eli Whitney invented the:

Select one of the following:

  • Water Frame

  • Seed Drill

  • Steam Engine

  • Cotton Gin

Explanation

Question 15 of 50

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(New Inventions) Jethro Tull invented the:

Select one of the following:

  • Seed Drill

  • Steam Engine

  • Factory

  • Cotton Gin

Explanation

Question 16 of 50

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(Effects) Industrial cities in England grew by the millions due to the?

Select one of the following:

  • Decreased mobility of urban factory workers

  • Existence of government built housing

  • Development of factories and the availability of factory jobs

  • A massive drought that destroyed the small rural farmer

Explanation

Question 17 of 50

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(Effects) Which of the following was NOT a danger of being a coal miner?

Select one of the following:

  • Explosions and flooding in mines

  • Coal dust harming your lungs

  • Working in dark cramped spaces

  • Getting your hand mutilated in machinery

Explanation

Question 18 of 50

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(Effects) Which of these groups benefited the most from the Industrial Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • Peasant Farmers

  • The Industrial Working Class

  • The Middle Class

  • Aristocratic Landlords

Explanation

Question 19 of 50

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(Effects) Industrial Workers living in the cities often were packed into cramped, dirty, dark, and unhealthy ________________ as they struggled to survive in the slums?

Select one of the following:

  • Cottages

  • Tenements

  • Manors

  • Ghetto's

Explanation

Question 20 of 50

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(Effects) The effects of industrialization included which of the following?

Select one of the following:

  • High unemployment

  • Rapid urbanization

  • Safer working conditions

  • Shorter work days

Explanation

Question 21 of 50

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(Causes) Buildings where workers came to use machines and performed monotonous jobs were called:

Select one of the following:

  • Factories

  • Canals

  • Cottage Industries

  • Enclosures

Explanation

Question 22 of 50

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(Causes) The first machines during the Industrial Revolution were powered by?

Select one of the following:

  • Wood

  • Water

  • Coal

  • Gas

Explanation

Question 23 of 50

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(Causes & Effects) What changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • People moved from the cities to farms in the country.

  • The lower class spent more time with their families.

  • People moved from small farms to industrial towns and cities.

  • The lower class started enjoying to travel and take vacations.

Explanation

Question 24 of 50

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(Causes) What machine wove cloth and ended the cottage industries?

Select one of the following:

  • The Water Frame

  • The Steam Engine

  • Coke Making

  • The Cotton Gin

Explanation

Question 25 of 50

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(Effects) The demand for coal increased as a result of the:

Select one of the following:

  • Factories using hydro (water) power to produce manufactured goods.

  • Factories moving from hydro (water) power to using the steam engine.

  • Factories using electricity and power plants.

  • Factories using the coke process to produce gas power.

Explanation

Question 26 of 50

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(Effects) Which of the following was NOT a result of The Industrial Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • A decrease in child labor

  • An increase in the use of machines

  • A decease in life expectancy for Industrial Workers

  • An increase in urbanization

Explanation

Question 27 of 50

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(Effects) What was the average working day for the Industrial Working Class during the Industrial Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • 6-8 Hours

  • 8-10 Hours

  • 10-12 Hours

  • 12-14 Hours

Explanation

Question 28 of 50

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(Long Term Effects) Which of the following WAS NOT a negative effect of industrialization?

Select one of the following:

  • The formation of unions

  • Child labor working in factories

  • Poor living conditions in cities

  • The living conditions in Tenements

Explanation

Question 29 of 50

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(Effects) Which of the following WAS NOT a positive effect of industrialization?

Select one of the following:

  • The growth of the new middle class

  • Great Britain grew wealthy as a nation

  • New inventions led to new industries

  • Cities had poor sanitation and pollution

Explanation

Question 30 of 50

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(Effects) Which of the following DID NOT improve as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • Working conditions in mines

  • Educational opportunities

  • The transportation of goods

  • The cost of consumer goods

Explanation

Question 31 of 50

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(Cause & Effects) All of the following were results or effects of the Agricultural Revolution in Britain except:

Select one of the following:

  • the prices of food increased

  • the population increased

  • the number of industrial workers increased

  • the size of industrial cities increased

Explanation

Question 32 of 50

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(Effects) Early during the Industrial Revolution most working-class women:

Select one of the following:

  • received the same pay as men.

  • worked only part time at home.

  • received half of the pay of men.

  • worked less then 8 hours a day.

Explanation

Question 33 of 50

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Matching - The Industrial Working Class:

Select one or more of the following:

  • Had little sympathy for the poor

  • They were entrepreneurs

  • They lived in tenements

  • They were called the Bourgeoisie

  • They worked in factories and mine

  • They were Capitalists

  • They were Methodists and Luddites

Explanation

Question 34 of 50

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Matching - The Upper Class

Select one or more of the following:

  • Had little sympathy for the poor

  • They were entrepreneurs

  • They lived in tenements

  • They were called the Bourgeoisie by Marx

  • They worked in factories and mines

  • They were the Methodists and Luddites

  • They controlled the Factors of Production

Explanation

Question 35 of 50

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(Economic Systems) The term laissez-faire refers to:
a. extensive government regulation of the economy.
b. a form of communism.
c. minimal government regulation.
d. government direction of the economy.

Select one of the following:

  • an extensive government regulation (control) of the economy.

  • the use of a command economy in communism.

  • the minimal or no government regulation (control) of the economy.

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 36 of 50

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(Economic Systems) Which group in England benefited the most from laissez-faire economics?

Select one of the following:

  • The industrial workers

  • the capitalist business owners

  • the government

  • the rural farmers

Explanation

Question 37 of 50

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(Economic Systems) Which of the following is the correct definition for proletariat?

Select one of the following:

  • The Industrial working class

  • The factory owners

  • The Utopian socialists

  • The communists

Explanation

Question 38 of 50

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(Economic Systems) If the demand for a particular good is great, and the supply for that good is low, then:

Select one of the following:

  • the price of the item will go up.

  • the price of the item will go down.

  • the price of the item will stay the same.

  • the price will will crash.

Explanation

Question 39 of 50

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(Economic Systems) According to Karl Marx, history is the record of the:

Select one of the following:

  • granting of more political liberties to all people

  • struggle between classes in society

  • wars and conflicts between national leaders

  • increasing prosperity brought about by industrialization

Explanation

Question 40 of 50

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(Economic Systems) What is communism?

Select one of the following:

  • An economic system based on private ownership of businesses, land, and capital. The people control the economy and what is bought and sold.

  • The government controls all the means of production in all the businesses from the largest factories to the smallest local stores. In this Command Economy the businesses are controlled by the government to help workers.

  • An economic system where the government actively plans the economy like communism but also allows for small scale capitalism.

  • None of the above.

Explanation

Question 41 of 50

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(Economic Systems) What is Capitalism?

Select one of the following:

  • The government controls all the means of production in all the businesses from the largest factories to the smallest local stores. In this Command Economy the businesses are controlled by the government to help workers.

  • An economic system where the government actively plans the economy like communism but also allows for small scale capitalism.

  • An economic system based on private ownership of businesses, land, and capital. The people control the economy and what is bought and sold.

  • None of the Above

Explanation

Question 42 of 50

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(Economic Systems) which beliefs match Communism?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Developed by Adam Smith

  • No government is needed

  • The goal is create a classless society

  • The society has three economic social classes

  • The society is based on competition

  • Upper Class and Working Class struggle over wealth

Explanation

Question 43 of 50

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(Economic Systems) Which of the following beliefs match Capitalism?

Select one or more of the following:

  • The government owns all of the industry

  • Developed by Adam Smith

  • The goal is to bring economic equality

  • Based on the book The Wealth of Nations

  • The system has unequal economic classes

  • The Proletariat carries out a plan to overtake the Upper Class

  • The government makes all of the decisions

Explanation

Question 44 of 50

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(Economic Systems) Under socialism who owns the factors of production?

Select one of the following:

  • The individual

  • The invisible hand

  • The factory owner

  • The state

Explanation

Question 45 of 50

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(Economic Systems) Who is considered to be father of capitalism

Select one of the following:

  • Karl Mark

  • Vladimir Lenin

  • James Watts

  • Adam Smith

Explanation

Question 46 of 50

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(Long Term Effects) - The Luddites were:

Select one of the following:

  • were the lowest of unskilled workers in England who lived in the worst conditions.

  • a group that received little support from the people in their areas of activities.

  • Industrial workers who physically attacked machines they believed adversely affected their livelihood.

  • were English coal miners who protesting harsh working conditions and cancer.

Explanation

Question 47 of 50

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Long Term Effects - Who were the Methodists?

Select one of the following:

  • A social class made up of skilled workers, professionals, merchants and wealthy farmers. Fastest growing class in England.

  • The lower class who worked in factories with long hours (12+), low wages, horrible working conditions, and with no benefits.

  • A social class that derives social and economic power from employment, education, and wealth.

  • Working class people who found comfort in religion and they channeled the worker's anger from talk of revolution to more positive things and reform.

Explanation

Question 48 of 50

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(Long Term Effect) Which of the following was an attempt to reform or protect workers rights?

Select one of the following:

  • The Capitalism Acts

  • The Enclosure Acts

  • The Factory Acts

  • The Luddite Acts

Explanation

Question 49 of 50

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(Long Term Effects) Which group fought for the abolition or an end of slavery, Temperance, and equality?

Select one of the following:

  • Women

  • The Luddittes

  • Entreprenuers

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 50 of 50

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(Effects) Which of the following WAS NOT a factor that made factories so profitable?

Select one of the following:

  • factories paid low paid low or fixed wages

  • factories forced workers to work in unhealthy dangerous working conditions

  • factories would only hire skilled workers

  • factories paid women and children 1/2 to 1/10 the wages of adult males

Explanation

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