WH Unit 3: Industrial Revolution

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For businesses, how did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?

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Made goods and services cheaper & easier to ship

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Women were paid ____ than men for doing the same work.

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Less

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These workers negotiate as a group to try and argue for better pay, better hours, and better working conditions.

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Labor Unions

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How did the Industrial Revolution change the way we create goods? Choose the BEST answer: Made fewer products, Made more products from home, Made better quality products, Mass production & cheaper goods

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Mass production & cheaper goods

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What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

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Urbanization

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Why did people move to cities during the Industrial Revolution?

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People were looking for work in factories

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This picture shows which problem of the factory system in Great Britain? Choose the BEST answer.

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Child Labor

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Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions? Low wages, Dangerous working conditions, Widespread pollution

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Safe working conditions

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The THREE factors of production that were vital to the Industrial Revolution and the start of any business include each of the following EXCEPT: Land, Capital, Labor.

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Investors

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The term laissez-faire roughly translates to mean:

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Lazy government