Industrial Revolution GR

What happens to less efficient producers in a free enterprise system?

• They go out of business

• They receive government subsidies

• They dominate the market

• They merge with competitors

Where can the roots of the free enterprise system be traced to?

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

• Spain

What event marked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?

• It began in Great Britain

• It started in the United States

• It was initiated in France

• It originated in China

What was the domestic system before the Industrial Revolution?

• A system where goods were produced in factories

• A system where goods were imported from other countries

• A system where weavers and craftsmen worked at home

• A system where machines were used for production

Who improved the steam engine in 1769?

• Samuel Slater

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• James Watt

• Eli Whitney

What was the chain reaction known as the Industrial Revolution?

• Rise of the domestic system

• Decline of steam power

• Rise of the factory system

• Decrease in production

What was a major advantage Britain had before the Industrial Revolution?

• Lack of raw materials

• Powerful middle class

• Weak colonial empire

• Scarcity of coal

How did the Industrial Revolution affect American society?

• It had no effect

• It changed the economy and way of life

• It only affected urban areas

• It decreased industrial production

What was the view that led to campaigns for better prison conditions?

• Criminals could be rehabilitated

• Prisons should be profitable

• Punishment should be severe

• Prisons should be abolished

What did Peter Cartwright witness at the revivals?

• Over 100 sinners falling like dead men

• A political rally

• A scientific breakthrough

• A business meeting