The Industrial Age

Question 1

What is the best definition of the term “cottage industry”?

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people who produce goods out of their homes

Question 2

James Watt played an important role in the Industrial Revolution by

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making steam engines a reliable power source.

Question 3

agriculturemachinerytextilestransportation

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transportation

Question 4

What role did crop rotation play in the Agricultural Revolution?

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It helped restore nutrients to the soil so crops grew better.

Question 5

How did steam locomotives lower the cost of transporting raw materials and finished goods?

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They could transport many materials or goods at once.

Question 6

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.

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Demand for goods increased.; Populations grew rapidly.

Question 7

What started the modern Agricultural Revolution?

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improved farming methods

Question 8

Which describes the connection between a mechanical loom and a cotton gin?

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The loom was invented first to increase textile production, and then the gin produced more cotton.

Question 9

What was the most important role textiles played in the Industrial Revolution?

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Machines invented to mass-produce textiles led to other inventions.

Question 10

The purpose of a spinning jenny was to

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increase the speed of textile production.

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