1. What was enclosure?
A way of closing off land to a single owner
A way of increasing steam pressure
A new way of weaving very fine cloth by machine
The practice of redirecting streams to provide water power
2. Which was an invention made specifically for the textile industry?
Overshot wheel
Locomotive
Spinning jenny
Four-crop rotation
3. How did the Agricultural Revolution help the Industrial Revolution take place?
It gave people more money to spend on manufactured goods.
It increased the price a farmer could charge for grain.
It decreased the need for cheap transportation.
It allowed factories to move away from the countryside.
4. How did James Watt contribute to the Industrial Revolution?
He invented the water frame.
He built the first factory.
He greatly improved the steam engine.
He built the first locomotive.
5. How did steam power affect factories?
It allowed factories to operate without workers.
It allowed factories to produce much more steam.
It allowed factories to move out of the countryside.
It allowed factories to be much safer.
6. Which was common in England after the Agricultural Revolution?
Three-crop rotation
Increased use of manure
Discouraging fertilizer use
Common lands for grazing
7. Why did advances in textiles lead to the creation of the first factories?
Canals were needed to transport goods.
Textile machines were very expensive.
Textile machines required steam power to operate.
Steam ships required textiles to operate.
8. How did the use of steamships affect shipping?
They shipped goods faster but at greater cost than sailing ships.
They shipped more cargo at greater speed and at lower cost.
They carried more cargo but were slower than sailing ships.
They had no real advantages over sailing ships.
9. How did the introduction of railroads affect transportation?
It increased the price of most manufactured goods.
It made it possible for factories to run in the countryside.
Large amounts of cargo could be carried over land much more easily.
Canals became the preferred water route for transportation.
10. Which was true in Britain before the Industrial Revolution?
British nobility discouraged trade and industry.
British rulers rejected the idea of social mobility.
Britain was uninterested in international trade.
Britain had laws that protected property and investments.
A way of closing off land to a single owner
A way of increasing steam pressure
A new way of weaving very fine cloth by machine
The practice of redirecting streams to provide water power
2. Which was an invention made specifically for the textile industry?
Overshot wheel
Locomotive
Spinning jenny
Four-crop rotation
3. How did the Agricultural Revolution help the Industrial Revolution take place?
It gave people more money to spend on manufactured goods.
It increased the price a farmer could charge for grain.
It decreased the need for cheap transportation.
It allowed factories to move away from the countryside.
4. How did James Watt contribute to the Industrial Revolution?
He invented the water frame.
He built the first factory.
He greatly improved the steam engine.
He built the first locomotive.
5. How did steam power affect factories?
It allowed factories to operate without workers.
It allowed factories to produce much more steam.
It allowed factories to move out of the countryside.
It allowed factories to be much safer.
6. Which was common in England after the Agricultural Revolution?
Three-crop rotation
Increased use of manure
Discouraging fertilizer use
Common lands for grazing
7. Why did advances in textiles lead to the creation of the first factories?
Canals were needed to transport goods.
Textile machines were very expensive.
Textile machines required steam power to operate.
Steam ships required textiles to operate.
8. How did the use of steamships affect shipping?
They shipped goods faster but at greater cost than sailing ships.
They shipped more cargo at greater speed and at lower cost.
They carried more cargo but were slower than sailing ships.
They had no real advantages over sailing ships.
9. How did the introduction of railroads affect transportation?
It increased the price of most manufactured goods.
It made it possible for factories to run in the countryside.
Large amounts of cargo could be carried over land much more easily.
Canals became the preferred water route for transportation.
10. Which was true in Britain before the Industrial Revolution?
British nobility discouraged trade and industry.
British rulers rejected the idea of social mobility.
Britain was uninterested in international trade.
Britain had laws that protected property and investments.