Question 1

Overall the putting-out system significantly increased Europe's manufacturing capacity in the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

One of the fundamental risks of the putting-out system as a means of labor organization was that

Accepted Answer

A)  workers would unify and demand better wages. 
B)  households had to do seasonal labor that interrupted productivity. 
C)  enclosure might remove workers from rural locations. 
D)  decline in demand could lead to fewer piece works being purchased. 
E)  guilds would target those workers for retaliation. 
A)  workers would unify and demand better wages. 
B)  households had to do seasonal labor that interrupted productivity. 
C)  enclosure might remove workers from rural locations. 
D)  decline in demand could lead to fewer piece works being purchased. 
E)  guilds would target those workers for retaliation.

Question 3

"Laissez faire" meant that the government should not interfere in the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What was meant by enclosure in England?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lands were consolidated into the hands of one person for farming. 
B)  Fences were raised between property lines to create divisions. 
C)  Landlords cut off peasants from common grazing and pasture lands. 
D)  Farms became closed to untried or suspicious crops. 
E)  None of these 
A)  Lands were consolidated into the hands of one person for farming. 
B)  Fences were raised between property lines to create divisions. 
C)  Landlords cut off peasants from common grazing and pasture lands. 
D)  Farms became closed to untried or suspicious crops. 
E)  None of these

Question 5

The perpetuation of the wars in Europe decreased agricultural productivity in this time period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What was Portugal's main economic imperial product in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sugar 
B)  Slaves 
C)  Coffee 
D)  Gold 
E)  Spices 
A)  Sugar 
B)  Slaves 
C)  Coffee 
D)  Gold 
E)  Spices

Question 7

One of the primary goals of the Navigation Acts was to limit trade access by the Dutch in British territories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Britain gained the upper hand in economic domination over France during the eighteenth century because of

Accepted Answer

A)  more tightly organized social orders. 
B)  early mechanical industrialization. 
C)  the use of enclosure to promote agricultural growth. 
D)  a better navy. 
E)  a monopoly on trade in India. 
A)  more tightly organized social orders. 
B)  early mechanical industrialization. 
C)  the use of enclosure to promote agricultural growth. 
D)  a better navy. 
E)  a monopoly on trade in India.

Question 9

Britain had all of the following factors to lead the way for industrialization except

Accepted Answer

A)  surplus agriculture. 
B)  political stability. 
C)  internal transportation for goods. 
D)  capital for investment. 
E)  domestic slavery. 
A)  surplus agriculture. 
B)  political stability. 
C)  internal transportation for goods. 
D)  capital for investment. 
E)  domestic slavery.

Question 10

The physiocrats of France argued that

Accepted Answer

A)  the balance of power in political terms affected the balance of trade. 
B)  mercantilism was the best economic system. 
C)  government regulation of trade harmed productivity. 
D)  competition was bad for a world market. 
E)  overseas colonies created a drain on a state's economy. 
A)  the balance of power in political terms affected the balance of trade. 
B)  mercantilism was the best economic system. 
C)  government regulation of trade harmed productivity. 
D)  competition was bad for a world market. 
E)  overseas colonies created a drain on a state's economy.

Question 11

Josiah Wedgewood was instrumental in the mass production of

Accepted Answer

A)  porcelain goods. 
B)  clothing. 
C)  shoes. 
D)  farming implements. 
E)  furniture. 
A)  porcelain goods. 
B)  clothing. 
C)  shoes. 
D)  farming implements. 
E)  furniture.

Question 12

How did economic competition and political dissatisfaction lead to the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

England was a late-comer to overseas tra

Question 13

What was the most significant factor contributing to the Consumer Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The greater availability of manufactured goods. 
B)  Industrialization made more goods available. 
C)  Overseas trade with Asia and the Americas increased as colonies thrived. 
D)  The transition to a cash economy. 
E)  Revocation of the Sumptuary laws of the Middle Ages. 
A)  The greater availability of manufactured goods. 
B)  Industrialization made more goods available. 
C)  Overseas trade with Asia and the Americas increased as colonies thrived. 
D)  The transition to a cash economy. 
E)  Revocation of the Sumptuary laws of the Middle Ages.

Question 14

Why did the Atlantic trade overtake trade from other regions of the world during the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Trade from Asia and the Indies still con

Question 15

The Gordon Riots in London were started because of

Accepted Answer

A)  grain shortages. 
B)  allowing Catholics to serve in the army and own land. 
C)  workers being denied the right to form unions. 
D)  the passage of the Combination Act of 1799. 
E)  a police crackdown on workers who had broken manufacturing equipment to protest low wages. 
A)  grain shortages. 
B)  allowing Catholics to serve in the army and own land. 
C)  workers being denied the right to form unions. 
D)  the passage of the Combination Act of 1799. 
E)  a police crackdown on workers who had broken manufacturing equipment to protest low wages.

Question 16

Why was Britain further ahead than other European nations in accumulated capital for investment in industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had a larger navy that could protect its colonies. 
B)  It vehemently objected to the slave trade and depended on domestic labor. 
C)  Its substantial economic growth was fueled by the Atlantic trade. 
D)  It had a better educational system to prepare workers for skilled trades. 
E)  Its per capita income was higher than anywhere else in Europe. 
A)  It had a larger navy that could protect its colonies. 
B)  It vehemently objected to the slave trade and depended on domestic labor. 
C)  Its substantial economic growth was fueled by the Atlantic trade. 
D)  It had a better educational system to prepare workers for skilled trades. 
E)  Its per capita income was higher than anywhere else in Europe.

Question 17

Sugar was one of the major staple crops of the Jamestown Company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

To a large degree,people identified themselves by what criteria in this time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Orders 
B)  Occupation. 
C)  Income level. 
D)  Geographic location. 
E)  Political status. 
A)  Orders 
B)  Occupation. 
C)  Income level. 
D)  Geographic location. 
E)  Political status.

Question 19

One of the major thinkers who challenged the idea that manual labor was contemptible was

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Jacques Rousseau. 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  Denis Diderot 
D)  Immanuel Kant. 
E)  James Watt. 
A)  Jean Jacques Rousseau. 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  Denis Diderot 
D)  Immanuel Kant. 
E)  James Watt.

Question 20

The economist who criticized mercantilism in The Wealth of Nations was

Accepted Answer

A)  David Hume. 
B)  Jeremy Bentham. 
C)  Thomas Hobbes. 
D)  Adam Smith. 
E)  Cesare Beccerria. 
A)  David Hume. 
B)  Jeremy Bentham. 
C)  Thomas Hobbes. 
D)  Adam Smith. 
E)  Cesare Beccerria.

Exam 18: Trade and Empire,1700-1800

Overall the putting-out system significantly increased Europe's manufacturing capacity in the eighteenth century.

One of the fundamental risks of the putting-out system as a means of labor organization was that

"Laissez faire" meant that the government should not interfere in the economy.

What was meant by enclosure in England?

The perpetuation of the wars in Europe decreased agricultural productivity in this time period.

What was Portugal's main economic imperial product in the eighteenth century?

One of the primary goals of the Navigation Acts was to limit trade access by the Dutch in British territories.

Britain gained the upper hand in economic domination over France during the eighteenth century because of

Britain had all of the following factors to lead the way for industrialization except

The physiocrats of France argued that

Josiah Wedgewood was instrumental in the mass production of

How did economic competition and political dissatisfaction lead to the American Revolution?

What was the most significant factor contributing to the Consumer Revolution?

Why did the Atlantic trade overtake trade from other regions of the world during the eighteenth century?

The Gordon Riots in London were started because of

Why was Britain further ahead than other European nations in accumulated capital for investment in industry?

Sugar was one of the major staple crops of the Jamestown Company.

To a large degree,people identified themselves by what criteria in this time?

One of the major thinkers who challenged the idea that manual labor was contemptible was

The economist who criticized mercantilism in The Wealth of Nations was

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