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Which of these statements describe life after the Agricultural Revolution? Choose three answers.

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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What started the modern Agricultural Revolution?

A
new types of crops
B
improved farming methods
C
greater demand for food
D
more fertile soil
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What is the most likely reason the Agricultural Revolution caused a population increase?

A
Wealthy landowners could afford to have many children.
B
More and better food allowed people to be healthy and well fed.
C
Tenant farmers were able to settle down and have families.
D
Many people moved to cities in search of jobs.
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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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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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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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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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Which of these developments helped launch the Industrial Revolution? Choose two answers.

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

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