Question 1

Term for identification: putting-out system

Accepted Answer

The term "putting-out system" refers to

Question 2

Describe the reasons for England emerging as the leader of the Industrial Revolution, including the country's natural advantages and social characteristics. Why was England able to lead the rest of the world until well into the 19th century?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of En

Question 3

Which of the following actually changed least during the 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A) medical care 
B) education 
C) diet and nutrition 
D) economic opportunity 
E) agriculture 
A) medical care 
B) education 
C) diet and nutrition 
D) economic opportunity 
E) agriculture

Question 4

The first phase of the Industrial Revolution was marked by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) chemical industries 
B) use of steam power 
C) prominence of England 
D) production of textiles 
E) factories 
A) chemical industries 
B) use of steam power 
C) prominence of England 
D) production of textiles 
E) factories

Question 5

Why were young girls most often employed as machinists i n early 19th- century British factories?

Accepted Answer

A) They would work harder. 
B) They were more intelligent. 
C) They were generally skilled. 
D) They would work for lower wages. 
E) They could crawl through machinery to make repairs. 
A) They would work harder. 
B) They were more intelligent. 
C) They were generally skilled. 
D) They would work for lower wages. 
E) They could crawl through machinery to make repairs.

Question 6

The number one cause of death in Britain during the 19 th  century was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) smallpox 
B) tuberculosis 
C) malaria 
D) scurvy 
E) bubonic plague 
A) smallpox 
B) tuberculosis 
C) malaria 
D) scurvy 
E) bubonic plague

Question 7

What is credited with powering the Second Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) American ingenuity 
B) electricity 
C) coal 
D) British determination 
E) steam 
A) American ingenuity 
B) electricity 
C) coal 
D) British determination 
E) steam

Question 8

What was the primary goal of industrial production?

Accepted Answer

A) To allow the British to extend their empire by building better ships and guns. 
B) To lessen the unit cost of production through improved technology. 
C) To provide good wages for workers and improve their lives via government welfare programs. 
D) To help farmers by having a large urban workforce who needs their farm products. 
E) To help raise civilian morale levels through strict regulation of work and leisure hours. 
A) To allow the British to extend their empire by building better ships and guns. 
B) To lessen the unit cost of production through improved technology. 
C) To provide good wages for workers and improve their lives via government welfare programs. 
D) To help farmers by having a large urban workforce who needs their farm products. 
E) To help raise civilian morale levels through strict regulation of work and leisure hours.

Question 9

Which of the following statements applies to  market farming ?

Accepted Answer

A) The ratio of grain harvested to seed sown was 3 to 1. 
B) Market farming produced crops for village subsistence. 
C) Crops were produced for an urban market. 
D) Farmers made intensive use of manure fertilizer in the fields. 
E) One-half of the growing fields lay fallow. 
A) The ratio of grain harvested to seed sown was 3 to 1. 
B) Market farming produced crops for village subsistence. 
C) Crops were produced for an urban market. 
D) Farmers made intensive use of manure fertilizer in the fields. 
E) One-half of the growing fields lay fallow.

Question 10

What was the collective term used to refer to some of the reforms to reduce labor abuses?

Accepted Answer

A) The Declaratory Act 
B) The Factory Acts 
C) The Bill of Rights 
D) The Magna Carta 
E) The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen 
A) The Declaratory Act 
B) The Factory Acts 
C) The Bill of Rights 
D) The Magna Carta 
E) The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

Question 11

What did the English census of 1851 reveal for the first time?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain's economy dominated Europe. 
B) Manchester surpassed London as a population center. 
C) A majority of Britain's population lived in urban areas. 
D) The male population surpassed that of the female. 
E) England no longer had a frontier. 
A) Britain's economy dominated Europe. 
B) Manchester surpassed London as a population center. 
C) A majority of Britain's population lived in urban areas. 
D) The male population surpassed that of the female. 
E) England no longer had a frontier.

Question 12

The shift from the putting-out system to the ____________________ resulted in an entrepreneur or a company gathering relatively large numbers of individual workers in one place for work and supervision.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The shift from the putting-out system to...

Question 13

Which of the following was NOT an invention that advanced the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) spinning jenny 
B) cotton gin 
C) electric engine 
D) power loom 
E) water frame 
A) spinning jenny 
B) cotton gin 
C) electric engine 
D) power loom 
E) water frame

Question 14

Which of the following best describes most of the population at the beginning of urban migration ?

Accepted Answer

A) middle aged 
B) uneducated 
C) young 
D) religious 
E) female 
A) middle aged 
B) uneducated 
C) young 
D) religious 
E) female

Question 15

Term for identification: Edmund Cartwright

Accepted Answer

Edmund Cartwright was an English invento

Question 16

What was the new source of energy that was key to early industrialization as a mechanical process?

Accepted Answer

A) petroleum 
B) solar power 
C) steam power 
D) horsepower 
E) water power 
A) petroleum 
B) solar power 
C) steam power 
D) horsepower 
E) water power

Question 17

Explain in detail the  prerequisites  for a nation to engage in  industrialization . Which countries in the West had these characteristics in the early 1800s? Did one nation possess all the  prerequisites ?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 18

Despite the many improvements in the lives of the ordinary people, the area of ____________________ was notable for its lack of improvement from ancient times up to the 18th century.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Despite the many improvements in the lives...

Question 19

Term for identification: Richard Arkwright

Accepted Answer

Richard Arkwright is known as one of the

Question 20

What were the basic raw materials used in the early industrial age?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​sugar and silk 
B) ​steam and cotton 
C) ​silk and cotton 
D) ​steam and coal 
E) ​coal and cotton 
A) ​sugar and silk 
B) ​steam and cotton 
C) ​silk and cotton 
D) ​steam and coal 
E) ​coal and cotton

Exam 31: The Early Industrial Revolution

Term for identification: putting-out system

Describe the reasons for England emerging as the leader of the Industrial Revolution, including the country's natural advantages and social characteristics. Why was England able to lead the rest of the world until well into the 19th century?

Which of the following actually changed least during the 1800s?

The first phase of the Industrial Revolution was marked by all of the following EXCEPT

Why were young girls most often employed as machinists i n early 19th- century British factories?

The number one cause of death in Britain during the 19 th century was which of the following?

What is credited with powering the Second Industrial Revolution?

What was the primary goal of industrial production?

Which of the following statements applies to market farming ?

What was the collective term used to refer to some of the reforms to reduce labor abuses?

What did the English census of 1851 reveal for the first time?

The shift from the putting-out system to the ____________________ resulted in an entrepreneur or a company gathering relatively large numbers of individual workers in one place for work and supervision.

Which of the following was NOT an invention that advanced the Industrial Revolution?

Which of the following best describes most of the population at the beginning of urban migration ?

Term for identification: Edmund Cartwright

What was the new source of energy that was key to early industrialization as a mechanical process?

Explain in detail the prerequisites for a nation to engage in industrialization . Which countries in the West had these characteristics in the early 1800s? Did one nation possess all the prerequisites ?

Despite the many improvements in the lives of the ordinary people, the area of ____________________ was notable for its lack of improvement from ancient times up to the 18th century.

Term for identification: Richard Arkwright

What were the basic raw materials used in the early industrial age?​

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