The Industrial Age

Common

Before the Agricultural Revolution, much of England's farmland was...

1) Tenant farmers could use a skill they already had rather than starting over.

During the Agricultural Revolution, what was the main advantage of tenant farming rather than moving to the city for work? 1) Tenant farmers could use a skill they already had rather than starting over. 2) The future lay in farming instead of in the types of jobs people could find in cities. 3) Landowners gave tenant farmers large plots of land for their personal use. 4) Tenant farmers managed other workers but did not have to do manual labor.

Cotton Gin

Eli Whitney invented the...

1) Products would have been more expensive.

How would life have been different in the 1800s if the steam locomotive had not been invented? 1) Products would have been more expensive. 2) Locomotives would have used wood or coal. 3) Most goods would have been transported by wagon. 4) Most goods would have been transported by steamboat.1

2) making steam engines a reliable power source.

James Watt played an important role in the Industrial Revolution by 1) developing a process to make textiles efficiently. 2) making steam engines a reliable power source. 3) inventing the steamboat to carry goods and people. 4) encouraging the growth of cottage industries.

1) increase the speed of textile production

The purpose of a spinning jenny was to 1) increase the speed of textile production. 2) streamline the production of cotton. 3) produce more power to run machines. 4) improve the quality of soil on farms.

4) Machines invented to mass-produce textiles led to other inventions.

What was the most important role textiles played in the Industrial Revolution? 1) Mass-produced textiles meant that workers had more and better clothing. 2) Industrialization of the textile industry led to more demand for cotton. 3) Development of textile factories made domestic textile production obsolete. 4) Machines invented to mass-produce textiles led to other inventions.

4) The loom was invented first to increase textile production, and then the gin produced more cotton.

Which describes the connection between a mechanical loom and a cotton gin? 1) The gin was invented first to increase textile production, and then the loom produced more cotton. 2) The loom and the gin were invented at the same time to improve textile production. 3) The loom and the gin were invented at the same time to improve cotton production. 4) The loom was invented first to increase textile production, and then the gin produced more cotton.

1) Demand for goods increased. 3) Populations grew rapidly.

Which of these developments helped launch the Industrial Revolution? Check all that apply. 1) Demand for goods increased. 2) More families produced their own food. 3) Populations grew rapidly. 4) Many people moved back to rural areas. 5) Landowners hired more workers.

1) Water power to run machines 2) rivers for transportation of goods 4) natural resources for production

A great number of streams . . . furnish water-power adequate to turn many hundred mills: they afford the element of water, indispensable for scouring, bleaching, printing, dyeing, and other processes of manufacture: and when collected in their larger channels, or employed to feed canals, they supply a superior inland navigation, so important for the transit of raw materials and merchandise. Which of the factors of industrialization does Baines cite in the reading? Check all that apply 1) water power to run machines 2) rivers for transportation of goods 3) a growing population to work in factories 4) natural resources for production 5) wealthy people to invest in manufacturing

3) people began to build canals in the United States and Europe.

An effect of the steamboat's popularity was that 1) fewer people traveled by rail. 2) steam locomotives became less popular. 3) people began to build canals in the United States and Europe. 4) more people began to travel between the United States and Europe.

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

The Agricultural Revolution helped spark the Industrial Revolution by: 1) restoring common property and eliminating tenant farming. 2) eliminating private property and forcing every family to produce its own food. 3) decreasing the amount of food produced and increasing the number of workers. 4) increasing the amount of food produced and decreasing the number of farm workers.

4) people who produce goods out of their homes

What is the best definition of the term "cottage industry"? 1) a group of cottages that serves as a factory 2) a group or community that starts an industry together 3) people who leave their homes to work for industries 4) people who produce goods out of their homes

2) The locomotive used the same technology but could travel more broadly.

What is the most likely reason that the steam locomotive was developed soon after the steamboat? 1) The steamboat was useful only for transporting goods, not people. 2) The locomotive used the same technology but could travel more broadly. 3) The steamboat was practical only in England, which is an island. 4) The locomotive used more efficient technology and was less expensive.

3) There were fewer unusual textiles and other unique items.

What most likely changed when cottage industries began to disappear? 1) There was a greater market for cloth and home furnishings. 2) People could not create goods as efficiently. 3) There were fewer unusual textiles and other unique items. 4) People abandoned cottages all over England.

4) It helped restore nutrients to the soil so crops grew better.

What role did crop rotation play in the Agricultural Revolution? 1) It enabled farmers to plant many new types of crops. 2) It allowed farmers to share crops with one another. 3) It introduced new machines to plant and harvest crops. 4) It helped restore nutrients to the soil so crops grew better.

2) improved farming methods

What started the modern Agricultural Revolution? 1) new types of crops 2) improved farming methods 3) greater demand for food 4) more fertile soil

2) people moved to cities to find work 3) farms produced fewer crops 5) landowners put enclosures around land

Which of these statements describe life after the Agricultural Revolution? Check all that apply. 1) Most farmland was controlled by the wealthy. 2) People moved to cities to find work. 3) Farms produced fewer crops. 4) More people lived and worked in rural areas. 5) Landowners put enclosures around land.