Practice: Unit Test- Industrial Revolution

What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on economic systems?

• It led to the development of a world economy.

• It caused a decline in trade.

• It isolated countries economically.

• It had no significant impact.

What was a significant change in Great Britain's economy around 1800?

• Increase in farming

• Decrease in manufacturing

• Shift from farming to manufacturing

• Rise in textile imports

What natural resource was used to power waterwheels in Great Britain?

• Wind

• electrical generators energy

• Rushing streams and rivers

• oil powered turbines

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain?

CHOOSE THREE

• Abundance of natural resources that allowed them to develop industries

• Lack of farmland that forced them to become an industrial power instead of an agricuultural one

• Isolation from other countries that allowed it to develop inventions without interference

• Access to capital investments made through overseas trade

• large population the could be used a workers in the factories

Which of the following was a factor that helped Great Britain become an industrial leader in the 1700s?

• Lack of natural resources

• Political instability

• Abundance of coal and iron ore

• Limited private investment

How did private businesses contribute to Great Britain's industrial success?

• By reducing government support

• By funding innovative and inventive ideas for new products

• By limiting raw material imports

• By opposing colonial expansion

What was one effect of improved agricultural methods in Britain?

• Decrease in food supply

• Increase in population

• Decline in livestock health

• Reduction in crop variety

What were the three essential factors of production that contributed to the start of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain?

• Land, labor, and machinery

• Land, labor, and capital

• Labor, capital, and technology

• Capital, technology, and resources

What was the main advantage of the enclosure movement during the Industrial Revolution?

• It increased the number of farmers

• It allowed for more efficient farming methods

• It decreased the food supply

• It reduced the need for labor in cities

What was the impact of Richard Arkwright's spinning frame on the textile industry?

• It made thread weaker than before

• It had no significant impact

• It made thread stronger than thread made by an earlier machine

• It reduced the need for cotton