WH 19 The Industrial Revolution Begins 19.1 and 19.2
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- Q1Dawn of the Industrial Age: Which phrase best describes the process of enclosure?taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmersusing a drug that prevents pain during surgerygathering data that is gathered and tabulated to present informationseparating iron from its ore30s
- Q2Dawn of the Industrial Age: Who made improvements on the steam engine that allowed it to be applied to machineryThomas NewcomenJethro TullAbraham DarbyJames Watt30s
- Q3Dawn of the Industrial Age: One technological improvement at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution was the use of charcoal to ____________ iron.Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q4Dawn of the Industrial Age: Between 1830 and 1855, an American dentist used the firstUsers enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q5Dawn of the Industrial Age: Precise population _______ for the 1700s are rare, but some do exist.Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q6Dawn of the Industrial Age: With the beginning of the Industrial Revolutionmore children began to receive an educationthe rural way of life began to disappearall men were given the opportunity to hold government positionsmany people refused to work in factories30s
- Q7Dawn of the Industrial Age: In 1712, the steam engine was invented byThomas NewcomenJames WattAbraham DarbyJethro Tull30s
- Q8Dawn of the Industrial Age: Which of the following was the most important source of power for the early Industrial Revolution?Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q9Dawn of the Industrial Age: What was one effect of the agricultural revolution in Europe in the 1700sMore land under cultivation kept peasants tied to the landMore people became farmersChildren and prisoners were forced to labor on farmsGreater food production triggered a population explosion30s
- Q10Dawn of the Industrial Age: How did the seed drill revolutionize farming?The seed drill consolidated land formerly shared by peasant farmersThe seed drill deposited seeds in rows instead of scattering them wastefullyThe seed drill helped reclaim the land from the sea.It allowed seeds to be planed deeper in the soil which protected them from the elements30s
- Q11Britain Leads the Way: What is an entrepreneur?a cottage industrya business organization in such areas as shipping, mining, railroads, and factoriesa ten-year perioda person who manages and assumes financial risks of starting new businesses30s
- Q12Britain Leads the Way: Money used to invest in new business ventures is called _________Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q13Britain Leads the Way: What were built in order to provide faster and cheaper methods of moning goods from place to place?Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q14Britain Leads the Way: British merchants developed the ___________ in which raw cotton was distributed to peasant families who spun it into thread and then wove the thread into cloth in their own homes.seed drillspinning jennyturnpikesputting-out system30s
- Q15Britain Leads the Way: In the ________ following the opening of the world's first major rail line, railroad travel became faster and railroad building boomed.Users enter free textType an Answer30s