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The Agricultural Revolution helped spark the Industrial Revolution by increasing the amount of food produced and by

A
increasing the cost of agricultural products.
B
decreasing the cost of agricultural products.
C
increasing the number of farmworkers.
D
decreasing the number of farmworkers.
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What is the best definition of the term “cottage industry”?

A
a group of cottages that serves as a factory
B
a group or community that starts an industry together
C
people who leave their homes to work for industries
D
people who produce goods out of their homes
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Which describes the connection between a mechanical loom and a cotton gin?

A
The gin was invented first to increase textile production, and then the loom produced more cotton.
B
The loom and the gin were invented at the same time to improve textile production.
C
The loom and the gin were invented at the same time to improve cotton production.
D
The loom was invented first to increase textile production, and then the gin produced more cotton.
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Which of these developments helped launch the Industrial Revolution? Choose two answers.Demand for goods increased.More families produced their own food.Populations grew rapidly.Many people moved back to rural areas.Landowners hired more workers.

A
Demand for goods increased.
B
More families produced their own food.
C
Populations grew rapidly.
D
Many people moved back to rural areas.
E
Landowners hired more workers.
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An effect of the Industrial Revolution was that wages around the world

A
varied.
B
increased.
C
decreased.
D
stayed static.
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What role did crop rotation play in the Agricultural Revolution?

A
It enabled farmers to plant many new types of crops.
B
It allowed farmers to share crops with one another.
C
It introduced new machines to plant and harvest crops.
D
It helped restore nutrients to the soil so crops grew better.
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What is the most likely reason the steam locomotive was developed soon after the steamboat?

A
The locomotive was useful in transporting goods and people, unlike the steamboat.
B
The locomotive used the same technology as the steamboat.
C
The locomotive was practical only in England.
D
The steamboat used more efficient technology.
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An effect of the steamboat’s popularity was that

A
fewer people traveled by rail.
B
steam locomotives became less popular.
C
people began to build canals in the United States and Europe.
D
more people began to travel between the United States and Europe.
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Which of these statements describe life after the Agricultural Revolution? Choose three answers.Most farmland was controlled by the wealthy.People moved to cities to find work.Farms produced fewer crops.More people lived and worked in rural areas.Landowners put enclosures around land.

A
Most farmland was controlled by the wealthy.
B
People moved to cities to find work.
C
Farms produced fewer crops.
D
More people lived and worked in rural areas.
E
Landowners put enclosures around land.
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James Watt played an important role in the Industrial Revolution by

A
developing a process to make textiles efficiently.
B
making steam engines a reliable power source.
C
inventing the steamboat to carry goods and people.
D
encouraging the growth of cottage industries.

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