Agricultural Revolution MCQ

According to this passage, what was one impact of the agricultural changes in England?

• Rural populations increased and urban populations declined.

• Property ownership was equally dispersed among the social classes.

• Social class distinctions were eliminated.

• Wage labor led to a growing gap between the rich and poor.

This illustration can best be used to

• illustrate advances in agriculture

• depict daily life of British urban workers

• explain the decline of Enclosure Movements

• describe factors that hindered British industrialization

Which claim is best supported by this illustration?

• Changes in farming prevented the growth of large scale farms.

• Improved equipment decreased the amount of human labor of farmers.

• Innovations in farming contributed to a drop in population.

• New technologies reduced the impact of farming on the environment.

Identify one change in the methods of food production that occurred during the Agricultural Revolution in Britain, according to the authors of A History of the Modern World. 

• 1. Even distribution of farmland to small farmers

• 2. Breeding more smaller sheep

• 1. New technology to increase efficiency

• 1. Use of the open field system

Identify one effect of the actions taken by wealthy landowners described in the passage.

• 1. Decrease in the amount of food produced on farms in England

• 2. Small farmers gained power in Parliament

• 1. Enclosure Acts and consolidation of small farms into large ones owned by a few farmers

• 2. Wealthy landowners lost the money they invested in farming innovations

Which situation was a result of the events described in this passage?

• migration of people to rural areas

• development of Marxist ideals

• famine in Ireland

• population increase

Which event brought about similar agricultural changes to those described in this passage?

• desertifi cation of the Sahara/Sahel

• construction of the Aswan Dam

• Green Revolution

• Ukrainian Holodomor

Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the map?

• Great Britain’s prosperity unified the people.

• England’s natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities.

• People emigrated from Great Britain because of pollution

• In 1830, England had an unfavorable balance of trade.

Identify one cause of the historical development depicted in the map.

• The British government paid people to move to cities.

• Agricultural innovations made it easier for farmers to hire more people.

• Coal powered steam engines powered factories that employed many people in England.

• Socialist organizations promised land and a good wage to those who moved to industrial cities.

Identify one effect of the historical development depicted in the map.

• The Glorious Revolution

• England invaded France

• Higher employment for farmers

• Overcrowded and polluted cities