Industrial revolution & Class society

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• England

• France

• Turkey

• United States of America

Which preconditions existed in England that allowed the development of the Industrial Revolution?

• Abundant reserves of coal and iron

• Lack of investors

• Poor communication network

• Demographic and market weakness

Which of the following was a key feature of the Industrial Revolution?

• Manual labor

• Mechanization

• Subsistence farming

• Feudalism

Who invented the steam engine?

• Ben Franklin

• James Watts

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

What source of energy does the steam engine use?

• gasoline

• coal

• wood

• water

What was a major consequence of the steam engine's invention?

• Increased agricultural productivity

• Expansion of the textile industry

• Decline of urban populations

• Reduction in coal mining

Before 1750 Britain was an agricultural society

• True
• False

What allowed the development of the steel industry?

• The Bessemer convertor

• Increased demand for coal mining
• The mechanical weaving loom

• The invention of the steam engine

Who invented the steam locomotive?

• George Stephenson
• Robert Fulton

• Thomas Newcomen
• Richard Trevithick

Large landowning farmers were able to purchase common land because the British government passed the...

• Agricultural Revolution

• Enclosure Movement Laws

• Industrial Revolution

• The Cottage Industry