Which of the following was a major reason why the Industrial Revolution began in England?
A widespread educational system
A large collection of colonies
Abundant coal and iron ore deposits
The abundance of factories
The Industrial Revolution impacted rural-to-urban migration by…
Causing people to give up farming and search for jobs in cities
Forcing people to migrate to new countries
Making people move closer to sources of water
Spreading industrialization across the European continent
How did the Agricultural Revolution affect the people of England?
Decreased the amount of food each individual farmer could produce
Forced small farmers to become tenant farmers or move to the cities
Drove down the price of crops because there were more crops available for people to buy
Encouraged more people to become farmers because they could earn more money and do less work
Which of the factors that led Great Britain to the Industrial Revolution is indicated on the map?
Great Britain had a rising population and wealth from increasing world trade.
Great Britain had an abundance of natural resources, including coal, iron, rivers and harbors.
Great Britain had economic prosperity and progress.
Great Britain had experienced entrepreneurs and political stability
What were the working conditions like during the Industrial Revolution?
The work was repetitive and boring. It often resulted in people falling asleep on the job.
Though work was dangerous, factories set up sick and injured leave for those who needed it.
Workers spent long hours in the factories, often fourteen hours a day, six days a week.
Workers under the age of 15 were not hired to work in the factories because owners did not want the children to get hurt around the dangerous
During the Industrial Revolution, what fuel was used to power new transportation?
Coal
Iron
Gasoline
Water
The first industry to benefit from industrialization was
transportation
agriculture
textiles
communication
The Agricultural Revolution was a change in farming methods and crops that resulted in
rich farmers sharing agricultural techniques with poor farmers.
widespread starvation
rich farmers “enclosing” their lands and poor farmers becoming landless
rich farmers refusing to plant on their lands, thereby causing a famine.
Industrial work had an enormous impact on the family because
it provided a steady income for families.
children were happier in factories than on farms.
work was now removed from the home and family members were separated all day.
the move to the city made families happier and more stable.
The cotton boom enriched planters as well as manufacturers and
made many share croppers rich.
lowered the demand for wool.
created a high demand for slaves.
lowered the demand for silk.
Land, capital, and labor are attributed to the
Enclosure Movement
Agriculture Revolution
Factors of Production
Imperialism
The system in which men and women work in their home is known as the
Factory System
The Domestic System
The Cottage Industry
Home System
Identify everything that applies to the Factory System.
It concentrated production in one place
It increased the prices of goods
It needed to be located near a source of power
It required a lot of capital
It led to the Domestic System
Richard Arkwright's machine led to the formation of the Factory System for all the following reasons.
It required coal to operate
It was too big to be used in houses
It had to be located by a water source
It was too expensive
It required a lot of people to work the machine
Identify all the problems with water power.
there was not enough rivers to provide the power needed to run the machine
rivers and streams might be far removed from raw materials, workers, forms of transportation and markets
rivers are prone to flooding and drying
rivers were close to major cities and transportation
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