Industrial Revolution

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• The industries set up after the French and American Revolutions.

• The acceleration of technical and economic development that begun in Britain around1750.

• Where all the poorly paid industrial workers finally stopped work and took up arms against their employers.

What was the "new" industry dominated by?

• Machinery and manufacturing

• Farms and Animals

• Selling and Servicing

Which statement is the best summary of the economy prior to the Industrial Revolution in 1750?

• Heavy manufacturing, lots of pollution

• Water powered factories, some pollution

• Based on agriculture, cottage industry

What "class" or "classes" did the Industrial Revolution create?

• An urban middle class

• A landowners class

• An urban working class

• Both A and C

What led to a population explosion in Britain?

• A national health service was formed.

• Better jobs and more money.

• Soap, a better diet, and sanitation.

• Improved health, fewer deaths.

Which areas of Britain grew most?

• Countryside

• Urban areas

• Coastal ports

• Wales

What industry saw the earliest benefit of innovations?

• The use of canals for transportation.

• The railroad system

• The textile industry

• The agricultural industry

The industry where work was done in the homes producing goods such as clothing and shoes was called

• the Industrial Revolution

• the cottage industry

• the enclosure system

• the factory system

This picture shows what problem of the factory system?

• The lack of skilled workers

• Unsafe working conditions

• Unfair wages for women

• Child labor

Prior to industrialization people lived

• in suburbs.

• in cities.

• in tenements.

• on farms.