Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the workhouse

Accepted Answer

The workhouse was a place established in

Question 2

Edwin Chadwick

Accepted Answer

A)  was a leader in expressing the dislike of the middle class for the working poor. 
B)  wrote the Treatise on the Iron Law of Wages. 
C)  advocated modern sanitary reforms that resulted in Britain's first Public Health Act. 
D)  was representative of the new entrepreneurial, industrial class. 
E)  opposed any and all government involvement in economic and social issues. 
A)  was a leader in expressing the dislike of the middle class for the working poor. 
B)  wrote the Treatise on the Iron Law of Wages. 
C)  advocated modern sanitary reforms that resulted in Britain's first Public Health Act. 
D)  was representative of the new entrepreneurial, industrial class. 
E)  opposed any and all government involvement in economic and social issues.

Question 3

A primary reasons for the use of children as a source of labor in the Industrial Revolution was

Accepted Answer

A)  a lack of compulsory education laws. 
B)  low-paid children could more easily move around large industrial equipment. 
C)  there was an overabundance of children in society. 
D)  poor parental supervision. 
E)  lack of other educational and professional opportunities. 
A)  a lack of compulsory education laws. 
B)  low-paid children could more easily move around large industrial equipment. 
C)  there was an overabundance of children in society. 
D)  poor parental supervision. 
E)  lack of other educational and professional opportunities.

Question 4

By 1850, all of the following countries were close to Britain in industrial output except

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany. 
B)  Belgium. 
C)  the United States. 
D)  France. 
E)  Russia. 
A)  Germany. 
B)  Belgium. 
C)  the United States. 
D)  France. 
E)  Russia.

Question 5

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Poor Law of 1834

Accepted Answer

The Poor Law of 1834 was a piece of legi

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Samuel Crompton's mule

Accepted Answer

Samuel Crompton's mule was a significant

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-India's cotton cloth production

Accepted Answer

India's cotton cloth production is a sig

Question 8

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Britain's Poor Law Commission

Accepted Answer

The Poor Law Commission in Britain was e

Question 9

Efforts at industrial reform in the 1830's and 1840's in Great Britain achieved all of the following except the

Accepted Answer

A)  establishment of a national system of trade unions by 1847. 
B)  reduction of working hours for children to no more than 12 hours a day. 
C)  outlawing of women and children in coal mines. 
D)  requirement of daily education for working children. 
E)  appointment of government factory inspectors. 
A)  establishment of a national system of trade unions by 1847. 
B)  reduction of working hours for children to no more than 12 hours a day. 
C)  outlawing of women and children in coal mines. 
D)  requirement of daily education for working children. 
E)  appointment of government factory inspectors.

Question 10

The spinning jenny was invented by

Accepted Answer

A)  James Hargreaves. 
B)  James Watts. 
C)  Benjamin Franklin. 
D)  Richard Arkwright. 
E)  Matthew Boulton. 
A)  James Hargreaves. 
B)  James Watts. 
C)  Benjamin Franklin. 
D)  Richard Arkwright. 
E)  Matthew Boulton.

Question 11

The success of the steam engine in the Industrial Revolution made Britain dependent upon

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A)  timber. 
B)  coal. 
C)  water power. 
D)  electricity. 
E)  copper. 
A)  timber. 
B)  coal. 
C)  water power. 
D)  electricity. 
E)  copper.

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Grand National Consolidated Trades Union

Accepted Answer

The Grand National Consolidated Trades U

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the American system

Accepted Answer

The American system refers to the politi

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-cotton industry

Accepted Answer

The cotton industry has played a signifi

Question 15

Britain's cotton industry in the late eighteenth century

Accepted Answer

A)  could not keep up with French textile production. 
B)  was inspired by the textile industry found in the United States. 
C)  declined due to the lack of technical innovation. 
D)  immediately declined with the success of the Industrial Revolution. 
E)  was responsible for the creation of the first modern factories. 
A)  could not keep up with French textile production. 
B)  was inspired by the textile industry found in the United States. 
C)  declined due to the lack of technical innovation. 
D)  immediately declined with the success of the Industrial Revolution. 
E)  was responsible for the creation of the first modern factories.

Question 16

By 1850, the European population

Accepted Answer

A)  could not be closely approximated as government statistics were not yet kept. 
B)  was close to figures from 1800. 
C)  was over 58 million. 
D)  was over 173 million. 
E)  was over 265 million. 
A)  could not be closely approximated as government statistics were not yet kept. 
B)  was close to figures from 1800. 
C)  was over 58 million. 
D)  was over 173 million. 
E)  was over 265 million.

Question 17

One of the chief reasons why Europe initially lagged behind England in industrialization was a lack of

Accepted Answer

A)  banking facilities. 
B)  roads and means of transportation. 
C)  manpower. 
D)  capital for investment. 
E)  lack of intellect. 
A)  banking facilities. 
B)  roads and means of transportation. 
C)  manpower. 
D)  capital for investment. 
E)  lack of intellect.

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Great Famine

Accepted Answer

The Great Famine, also known as the Iris

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-George Stephenson's Rocket

Accepted Answer

George Stephenson's Rocket was a pioneer

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-railroads

Accepted Answer

Railroads have played a crucial role in

Exam 20: the Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

IDENTIFICATIONS -the workhouse

Edwin Chadwick

A primary reasons for the use of children as a source of labor in the Industrial Revolution was

By 1850, all of the following countries were close to Britain in industrial output except

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Poor Law of 1834

IDENTIFICATIONS -Samuel Crompton's mule

IDENTIFICATIONS -India's cotton cloth production

IDENTIFICATIONS -Britain's Poor Law Commission

Efforts at industrial reform in the 1830's and 1840's in Great Britain achieved all of the following except the

The spinning jenny was invented by

The success of the steam engine in the Industrial Revolution made Britain dependent upon

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Grand National Consolidated Trades Union

IDENTIFICATIONS -the American system

IDENTIFICATIONS -cotton industry

Britain's cotton industry in the late eighteenth century

By 1850, the European population

One of the chief reasons why Europe initially lagged behind England in industrialization was a lack of

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Great Famine

IDENTIFICATIONS -George Stephenson's Rocket

IDENTIFICATIONS -railroads

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