Industrialization Study Guide Answers

What was the Agricultural Revolution? New methods and technologies help to improve farm efficiency

2. What happened as a result of the Enclosures Act? Small farms are taken over by large landowners

3. What natural resources helped England industrialize? Coal Iron ore Rivers and harbors

4. What industry was one of the first to be affected by the Industrial Revolution? Textiles

5. Who developed a steam engine that could drive machinery? James Watt

6. What is urbanization? People moving from the countryside to the city

7. What is industrialization? The development of manufacturing and factories

8. What was the average lifespan of the working class who lived in cities in 1842? 17 years

9. What are three positive effects of the Industrial Revolution? New inventions Improved transportation Created jobs for workers

10. What is Capitalism? Economic system based on private ownership

11.How did companies raise money they needed to build large businesses? Selling stocks

12. What are factors of production? The resources (land, labor, capital) that are needed to produce goods

13. Who owns/controls business and industry under Socialism and Communism? The government

14. What were the three economic systems that emerged during the Industrial Revolution? Capitalism Communism Socialism

15. Which group of people led the way in forming the first Labor Unions? Skilled workers

16. What was the Factory Act of 1833? Made it illegal to hire children under the age of 9

17. What is suffrage? The right to vote

18. What is a Union? A voluntary group of workers

19. What was the goal of the Women’s Social and Political Union? To get women the right to vote

20. What did the Reform Bill of 1832 accomplish? Made it possible for middle class men to vote

21. What did the Mine Act of 1842 do? Made it illegal for women and children to work underground

22. Before the Industrial Revolution, where did the majority of people live? On small family farms

23. What was the first country to give women voting rights? New Zealand

24. Why did workers join together in Unions? To push for better working conditions, higher wages and shorter hours

25. Which country was the first to industrialize? England