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James Watt played an important role in the Industrial Revolution by

A
making steam engines a reliable power source.
B
encouraging the growth of cottage industries.
C
developing a process to make textiles efficiently.
D
inventing the steamboat to carry goods and people.
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During the Agricultural Revolution, what was the main advantage of tenant farming rather than moving to the city for work?

A
Tenant farmers could use a skill they already had rather than starting over.
B
Tenant farmers managed other workers but did not have to do manual labor.
C
The future lay in farming instead of in the types of jobs people could find in cities.
D
Landowners gave tenant farmers large plots of land for their personal use.
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What most likely changed when cottage industries began to disappear?

A
There was a greater market for cloth and home furnishings.
B
People could not create goods as efficiently.
C
There were fewer unusual textiles and other unique items.
D
People abandoned cottages all over England.
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What role did crop rotation play in the Agricultural Revolution?

A
It allowed farmers to share crops with one another.
B
It introduced new machines to plant and harvest crops.
C
It helped restore nutrients to the soil so crops grew better.
D
It enabled farmers to plant many new types of crops.
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Which of these is not true about the invention of the steam locomotive?

A
People who made less money could afford more products.
B
Less people could afford to buy products because goods were still expensive.
C
The steam locomotive business created jobs for more people.
D
The steam locomotive technology was used to invent the steamboat.
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What was the most important role textiles played in the Industrial Revolution?

A
Machines invented to mass-produce textiles led to other inventions.
B
Development of textile factories made domestic textile production obsolete.
C
Industrialization of the textile industry led to more demand for cotton.
D
Mass-produced textiles meant that workers had more and better clothing.
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An effect of the steamboat’s popularity was that

A
people began to build canals in the United States and Europe.
B
steam locomotives became less popular.
C
more people began to travel between the United States and Europe.
D
fewer people traveled by rail.
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Which describes the connection between a mechanical loom and a cotton gin?

A
The loom and the gin were invented at the same time to improve cotton production.
B
The gin was invented first to increase textile production, and then the loom produced more cotton.
C
The loom was invented first to increase textile production, and then the gin produced more cotton.
D
The loom and the gin were invented at the same time to improve textile production.
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What is the best definition of the term “cottage industry”?

A
a group or community that starts an industry together
B
a group of cottages that serves as a factory
C
people who produce goods out of their homes
D
people who leave their homes to work for industries
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The purpose of a spinning jenny was to

A
produce more power to run machines.
B
streamline the production of cotton.
C
improve the quality of soil on farms.
D
increase the speed of textile production.

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