Chapter 20 Quiz
The key demand of the Chartist movement was that...
All men be given the right to vote
Prior to the development of the steam engine, the mechanical pumps used in mines were powered by...
Animals walking in circles
In terms of their levels of industrialization, the nations of Europe in 1750 were
Fairly equal
Which of the following is NOT a factor that lead the creation of a new gender division of labor (withdrawing from paid labor or high paying positions)?
Girls were considered to be weaker than men and were forced to do jobs that they were more capable of handling
What was an effect of the Factory Act of 1833?
It limited the work of children and thereby broke the pattern of families working together in factories
In the first primary source from Robert Southey, and English Romantic poet after visiting Manchester 1807, what is his point of view on the impacts of the Industrial Revolution?
The beauty of Manchester has been destroyed by over crowdedness, smoke, and the sound of machines
Which of the following was NOT considered to be a challenge faced by Continental industrialists?
Their governments lacked the ability to use the power of the state to promote industry and catch up with Britain
Which of the following are factors that helped spark the Industrial Revolution?
There was a strong demand for British manufacturing goods such as cotton, producing a large wealthy. Britain was a leader in agricultural production and innovation, leaving a large pool of poor farmers in search of work. Britain had a large abundance of raw materials and natural resources that could easily be shipped throughout Britain's navigable rivers. Britain had a large supply of skilled workers, great thinkers and inventors. (All of the above)
What was the viewpoint on middle class women by 1850?
They should concentrate on their role as a wife and mother
Adult workers began to favor limitations on child labor...
When technical changes threatened to place control of child workers in the hands of impersonal managers