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The Industrial Revolution 1

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Which piece of evidence explains a reason why the population of Britain grew rapidly during the Industrial Revolution?
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Huge increases in production led to a need for better transportation systems.
Progress was also made in crop rotation and land use, soil health, development of new crop varieties and animal farming.
A great many rural workers and families were forced to migrate to the cities to become industrial laborers.
Large enterprises began to concentrate in rapidly growing industrial cities.

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Q1
Which piece of evidence explains a reason why the population of Britain grew rapidly during the Industrial Revolution?
Huge increases in production led to a need for better transportation systems.
Progress was also made in crop rotation and land use, soil health, development of new crop varieties and animal farming.
A great many rural workers and families were forced to migrate to the cities to become industrial laborers.
Large enterprises began to concentrate in rapidly growing industrial cities.
120s
Q2
Which section from the article BEST explains why industrial cities began to flourish
"Metallurgy"
"Textiles"
"Energy"
"Chemicals"
120s
Q3
What is the MAIN reason the author includes the section “Metallurgy”?
to explain how changes in iron production led to new machines
to explain the process used to extract metal from ore
to describe a new fuel used in the process to remove metal from ore
to show how people experimented with making metals
120s
Q4
What is one reason why the author includes the information about the use of windmills in the Netherlands?
to describe some of the benefits of using wind power to pump water from low-lying land
to identify wind as a major source of power during the Industrial Revolution
to explain why people started using steam power instead of wind power during the Industrial Revolution
to explain why wind power was a popular energy source for various types of millwork
120s

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