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Industrial Revolution Review Quiz
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1Which of the following was a major reason why the Industrial Revolution began in England?
- AA widespread educational system
- BA large collection of colonies
- CAbundant coal and iron ore deposits
- DThe abundance of factories
2The Industrial Revolution impacted rural-to-urban migration by…
- ACausing people to give up farming and search for jobs in cities
- BForcing people to migrate to new countries
- CMaking people move closer to sources of water
- DSpreading industrialization across the European continent
3How did the Agricultural Revolution affect the people of England?
- ADecreased the amount of food each individual farmer could produce
- BForced small farmers to become tenant farmers or move to the cities
- CDrove down the price of crops because there were more crops available for people to buy
- DEncouraged more people to become farmers because they could earn more money and do less work
4Which of the factors that led Great Britain to the Industrial Revolution is indicated on the map?

- AGreat Britain had a rising population and wealth from increasing world trade.
- BGreat Britain had an abundance of natural resources, including coal, iron, rivers and harbors.
- CGreat Britain had economic prosperity and progress.
- DGreat Britain had experienced entrepreneurs and political stability
5What were the working conditions like during the Industrial Revolution?
- AThe work was repetitive and boring. It often resulted in people falling asleep on the job.
- BThough work was dangerous, factories set up sick and injured leave for those who needed it.
- CWorkers spent long hours in the factories, often fourteen hours a day, six days a week.
- DWorkers 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
6During the Industrial Revolution, what fuel was used to power new transportation?
- ACoal
- BIron
- CGasoline
- DWater
7The first industry to benefit from industrialization was
- Atransportation
- Bagriculture
- Ctextiles
- Dcommunication
8The Agricultural Revolution was a change in farming methods and crops that resulted in
- Arich farmers sharing agricultural techniques with poor farmers.
- Bwidespread starvation
- Crich farmers “enclosing” their lands and poor farmers becoming landless
- Drich farmers refusing to plant on their lands, thereby causing a famine.
9Industrial work had an enormous impact on the family because
- Ait provided a steady income for families.
- Bchildren were happier in factories than on farms.
- Cwork was now removed from the home and family members were separated all day.
- Dthe move to the city made families happier and more stable.
10The cotton boom enriched planters as well as manufacturers and
- Amade many share croppers rich.
- Blowered the demand for wool.
- Ccreated a high demand for slaves.
- Dlowered the demand for silk.
11Land, capital, and labor are attributed to the
- AEnclosure Movement
- BAgriculture Revolution
- CFactors of Production
- DImperialism
12The system in which men and women work in their home is known as the
- AFactory System
- BThe Domestic System
- CThe Cottage Industry
- DHome System
13Identify everything that applies to the Factory System.
- AIt concentrated production in one place
- BIt increased the prices of goods
- CIt needed to be located near a source of power
- DIt required a lot of capital
- EIt led to the Domestic System
14Richard Arkwright's machine led to the formation of the Factory System for all the following reasons.
- AIt required coal to operate
- BIt was too big to be used in houses
- CIt had to be located by a water source
- DIt was too expensive
- EIt required a lot of people to work the machine
15Identify all the problems with water power.
- Athere was not enough rivers to provide the power needed to run the machine
- Brivers and streams might be far removed from raw materials, workers, forms of transportation and markets
- Crivers are prone to flooding and drying
- Drivers were close to major cities and transportation
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- Review quiz for the Industrial Revolution
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- K. Asher
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