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World History
Module 21 quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what years were the industrial revolution? | 1750s-1850s |
| Reasons why the Industrial Revolution began in England | 1. many natural resources 2. excellent economy 3. good banking system 4. stable political system 5. good trade |
| what revolution came first? | the agricultural revolution |
| greatly increased output of machine-made goods that began in England in the middle 1700s | industrial revolution |
| who invented the seed drill | Jethro Tull |
| system of growing a different crop in a field each year to preserve the fertility of the land | crop rotation |
| process of developing machine production goods | industrialization |
| what were the natural resources used for industrialization? | 1. water power and coal to fuel new machines 2. iron ore to construct machines, tools, and buildings 3. rivers for inland transportation 4. harbors from which merchant ships set sail |
| resources needed to produce goods and services that the industrial revolution required | factors of production |
| what are the three most important factors for starting a buisness? | 1. land 2. labor 3. capital/money |
| combined features of the spinning jenny and the water frame to produce the spinning mule | Samuel Crompton |
| invented a machine to speed up cotton picking | Eli Whitney |
| why was the cotton gin important? | plantations became bigger and it increased slavery |
| built a steam bot which he called the Clermont, which made its first successful trip in 1807 | robert fulton |
| Watt's steam engine | |
| built some of the first roads | John McAdam |
| money paid to travel farther | tollgates |
| made the world's first railroad line | George Stephenson |
| what was the worlds first railroad line | the liverpool-manchester railway |
| what was the Railroads revolutionize life in Britain? | 1. railroads spurred industrial growth by giving way to transport materials and finished products 2. new jobs 3. railroads boosted England's agricultural and fishing products 4. making travel easier |
| how did the change to machine production cause human suffering? | 1. rapid industrialization brought plentiful jobs, air and water pollution, and the ill of child labor 2. also led to rising class tensions, especially between the working class and the middle class |
| what were the living conditions like? | no development plans, sanitary or building codes lacked adequate housing, education, and police protection, unpaved streets had no drains, large garbage piles. workers lived in dark shelters and were very crowded |
| how long did the average worker work? | 14 hours a day six days a week |
| what was a danger to workers? | industry |
| social class made up of skilled workers, professionals, business people, and wealthy farmers | middle class |
| what class made more money? | the upper middle class |
| upper middle class | gov't employees, doctors, lawyers, managers of factories mines and shops |
| lower middle class | factory overseers, tool makers, mechanical drafters, printers |
| what affected the lives of women? | Industrialization and urbanization |
| What were the reasons for Industrialization and Urbanization affecting the lives of women? | middle class women were freed from chores+could afford domestic help, began to attend college+ get teaching and nursing jobs. were separated from families to work low-wage jobs. other working class found jobs as cooks, maids and childcare workers. |
| Positive effects of the industrial revolution | 1. created jobs for workers 2. it contributed to the wealth of the nation 3. it fostered technological progress and inventions 4. greatly increased the production of goods and raised the standard of living 5 provided hope |
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