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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.

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What started the modern Agricultural Revolution?

new types of crops

improved farming methods

greater demand for food

more fertile soil

What is the most likely reason the Agricultural Revolution caused a population increase?

Wealthy landowners could afford to have many children.

More and better food allowed people to be healthy and well fed.

Tenant farmers were able to settle down and have families.

Many people moved to cities in search of jobs.

What role did crop rotation play in the Agricultural Revolution?

It enabled farmers to plant many new types of crops.

It allowed farmers to share crops with one another.

It introduced new machines to plant and harvest crops.

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

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

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

The loom and the gin were invented at the same time to improve textile production.

The loom and the gin were invented at the same time to improve cotton production.

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

What most likely changed when cottage industries began to disappear?

There was a greater market for cloth and home furnishings.

People could not create goods as efficiently.

There were fewer unusual textiles and other unique items.

People abandoned cottages all over England.

An effect of the Industrial Revolution was that wages around the world

varied.

increased.

decreased.

stayed static.

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.

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

Mass-produced textiles meant that workers had more and better clothing.

Industrialization of the textile industry led to more demand for cotton.

Development of textile factories made domestic textile production obsolete.

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

An effect of the steamboat’s popularity was that

fewer people traveled by rail.

steam locomotives became less popular.

people began to build canals in the United States and Europe.

more people began to travel between the United States and Europe.

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