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1. Why did the Industrial Revolution happen first in Great Britain? |
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| Britain had plentiful natural resources and navigable waterways |
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2. How did science and technology change society? |
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| It changed it by creating medicines and inventions that made work easier and got it done faster. |
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3. How did the Industrial Revolution change rural life and contribute to the development of cities? |
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| It caused the migration of workers to the cities from rural areas. |
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4. How did the Industrial Revolution change how people viewed work? |
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| It made the comfortable with the idea of the whole family working. |
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5. How did the Industrial Revolution change who did the work? |
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| It made the women and children work more since they could be paid less. |
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6. How did the Industrial Revolution change how they did the work? |
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| It made it less labor intensive, but they still worked long hours. |
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7. How did the Industrial Revolution change where they did the work? |
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| Most work was done in factories |
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8. How did the Steam Engine effect industrialization? |
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| It power it as whole, allowing factories to move away from waterways. |
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9. What was James Hargreaves known for? |
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| He made the spinning jenny in 1764 |
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10. What was Jethro Tull known for? |
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| He was known for his seed tull. |
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11. What was James Watt known for? |
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| He was known for improving the steam engine. |
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12. What were the Factory Acts? |
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| They were child labor reform laws |
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| an economic and political system in which businesses belong mostly to private owners, not to the government |
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| an economic and political system in which large industries are owned by the government, and taxes are used to take some welth away from richer citizens and give it to poorer citizens |
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| a political system in which the government controls the production of all foods and goods,and there is no privately owned property |
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17. How did the conditions created by the Industrial Revolution change the way people saw the world? |
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| It made the people believe they could raise the standard of living by investing in new ways and ideas. |
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