Industrial Age Guided Questions Part 1

An effect of the Industrial Revolution was that wages around the world?

increased

The Agricultural Revolution helped spark the Industrial Revolution by increasing the amount of food produced and by

increasing the amount of food produced and decreasing the number of farm workers.

How did steam locomotives lower the cost of transporting raw materials and finished goods?

it enabled the mass transportation of goods.

What role did crop rotation play in the Agricultural Revolution?

it helped restore nutrients to the soil.

What was the most important role textiles played in the Industrial Revolution?

it led to other jobs to try and mass produced goods.

What is the most likely reason the Agricultural Revolution caused a population increase?

more and better food

The cotton gin was invented by?

Eli Whitney

James Watt played an important role in the Industrial Revolution by doing what?

He invented the first reliable Steam engine that can be used in mass production.

An effect of the steamboat's popularity was that it did what?

People could build canals.

What is the most likely the reason that the steam locomotive was developed soon after the steamboat?

The locomotive could travel more broadly

Which describes the connection between a mechanical loom and a cotton gin?

The textile that the mechanical loom uses comes from the cotton that the cotton gin makes.

Before the Agricultural Revolution, many people lived in rural areas because?

They could grow food on small areas of land.

The purpose of a spinning jenny was to?

increase the speed of textile production by spinning yarn faster.

What started the modern Agricultural Revolution?

improved farming methods

How would life have been different in the 1800s if the steam locomotive had not been invented?

prices would be much more expensive.

What most likely changed when cottage industries began to disappear?

there were less and less unique items on the market.

During the Agricultural Revolution, what was the main advantage of tenant farming rather than moving to the city for work?

there were lots of jobs.

What is the best definition of the term "cottage industry"?

when people produce goods out of their homes.