Industrial Revolution Flashcard

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Laws the British Government passed to combine and enclose lands that were previously used by peasants

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Enclosure Acts

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Money that is used to invest in new business's

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Capital

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Cloth goods of cotton or wool than can be sewn together into clothes

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Textiles

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Person who invented/ revolutionized the steam engine

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James Watt

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What was the main ingredient or fuel for the steam engine and the industrial revolution?

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Coal

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What made England’s geography an ideal place for the Industrial Revolution?

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Lots of natural resources like Coal & Iron along with many rivers & Canals

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Which of the following was changed the most by the Industrial Revolution? The way people set up their governments, The way people practiced their religions, The way people lived and worked, All of the above

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The way people lived and worked

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TRUE or FALSE: More food will be produced during the Industrial Revolution

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True

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Which of the following is the reason why the Industrial Revolution started in England and not in France?
England had smarter people,
England had way more natural resources than France,
France was fighting too many wars,
France did not allow for the free exchange of Ideas & encourage new business

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France did not allow for the free exchange of Ideas & encourage new business

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Movement of people into cities

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Urbanization