Industrial Revolution Reading - Amy Gilstrap | Library

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Define Industrial Revolution 

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Which of the listed statements are true of enclosures 

owned by wealthy landowners

owned by small farmers

allowed farmers to experiment with more productive seeding and harvesting methods

Decreased  crop productivity

increased crop productivity 

caused small farmers to move to the cities

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The system of farming where famers plant new crops (like turnips) in a field in order to replace soil nutrients is called 

Agricultural Revolution 

Enclosure 

Crop Rotation 

Tull's turnabout 

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Selective breeding 

Allowed only the best animals to reproduce

Banned the best animals from reproducing 

Increased the weight of animals

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What are the 3 factors of production? 

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What are textiles?

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Match the invention 

		Increased the productivity of weavers
		Harvested wheat, increased production
		Improved sewing machines by adding a foot treadle to adjust speed
		Allowed instant communication
		Increased the speed of making thread

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Which machines would have been found in the first factories?

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What is an entreprenuer?

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		James Watt
		Matthew Boulton
		Robert Fulton
		Richard Trevithick
		George Stephenson

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Which of these were effects of the railroads in Britain? 

Encouraged more people to move away from the cities

Allowed agricultural and fishing industries to ship their products to distant cities

made people take city jobs

Made people take country jobs

Created jobs for railroad workers and miners

Gave manufacturers a cheap way to transport materials and finished products

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Draw a picture or write a journal entry showing details of person who worked in a factory and lived in one of the industrial cities.  Show at least 3 deails from the "Living Conditions" paragraph on this page.

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Draw a picture or write a journal entry showing details of person who worked in a factory and lived in one of the industrial cities.  Show at least 3 deails from the "Working Conditions" paragraph on this page.

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Match the new social classes of the Industrial Age to their description 

		traditionally were at the top of British society
		Government employees, doctors, lawyers, and managers of factories, mines and hopes.
		Factory overseers, skilled workers
		laborers

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Why did Luddites attack factories and destroy machines? 

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Describe the life of child factory worker.  Use at least 3 details from the reading.

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What did the Factory Act of 1819 do? 