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1
Why were children used in the Coal Mines?
They fit in the cramped spaces like small tunnels
If they got hurt or killed, they were easy to replace.
All 3 of these.
There were no laws protecting them.
2
Parliament, after hearing from child workers, responded how?
Passed laws even though Industrialists didn't like it.
Just let the kids talk then ignored them.
Tried to pass laws but Industrialists said they'd have to reduce pay.
3
T or F- Men, Women & Children all worked in early factories.
Yes, all 3 groups worked there
No Just the men did.
4
Who was the famous author of Oliver Twist and Christmas Carol and Tale of Two Cities?
Eli Whitney
Adam Smith
Charles Dickens
Lord Ashley
5
The biggest advantage the cotton industry of the American south had was that ......
there was great harmony between labor and management on plantations.
workers were enslaved but they could leave any time.
workers were enslaved so they weren't paid and could not quit.
workers were paid highly with profit sharing
6
Adam Smith's historical book on economics was "The Wealth of Nations"
Yeah that's the book!
No it was something else
7
The Line that shows how great the rich and poor gap in the Industrial Age is this first line of a Dickens' book.
Et tu, Brute....
It was best of times it was the worst of times
It was a dark and stormy night....
Once Upon a Time...
8
What happened to cities in the 1700's?
Cities became unhealthy due to pollution.
Cities became over crowded.
People moved out of them to return to farming
People moved there in search for factory jobs
9
T or F- Strikes worked most of the time, with owners caving in to the pressure.
Yes, workers got what they wanted!
No they did not work.
10
"The Wealth of Cities" was the famous Economics Book by Adam Smith.
False
True
11
Adam Smith says what about the economy?
All of these.
People should do what they want to do.
Should NOT have government interference
Laws of Supply and Demand will always correct itself
12
When they were being asked to make factories and mines safer, what did the Industrialists argue?
1. They would make less money
3. They would have to pay their workers more.
2. They would have to pay people less
4. They could easily make that work and still make lots of money
13
Who was the father or modern Economics
Charles Dickens
Adam Smith
Eli Whitney
Lord Ashley
14
What did those countries want from those colonies (ex. cotton from American South)?
supply and demand
partners
a shoulder to cry on
raw materials
15
To be wealthy in the 1500's -1700's what did a country need to do?
Have More Imports than Exports
Stockpile Gold & Silver
Have more Exports than Imports
Control Trade
16
This country had so many colonies (India, N. America, Australia, Africa), that "the sun never set on their empire".
France
Britain
Spain
Portugal
17
Adam Smith is the father of modern...
medicine
botony
economics
physics
18
Farming areas were changing in the 1600's and 1700's with what being built there?
Factories
Soccer Stadiums
Larger Farms
Apartment Complexes
19
He wrote books about children and poor life in Industrial Age because he was a poor child himself.
Charles Dickens
JK Rowling
Shel Silverstein
Stephen King
20
Industrialists saved on labor costs by.....
Offering free child care to their working families.
Hiring only men and paying them a high wage.
Not taking as much profit
Hiring women and kids whenever they could
21
If you sell shoes for $20 and sell out of them quickly, the free market will force you to....
raise prices
lower prices
22
An example of Mercantilism was the Stamp Act, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts and others that occurred HERE.
Canadian Colonies
European Countries
English Colonies in America
Northern Africa
23
What did workers in the Industrial Age often demand when they went on Strike?
All of these
Better Conditions
Longer Work Day
Higher Wages
24
When workers stop working temporarily, what is that called?
A Promotion
Strike
Calling in sick
Getting Fired
25
A Dickens' classic book.....
Olive The Other Reindeer
Oliver Turn
Oliver Stop
Oliver Twist
26
Adam Smith talks about how this is the principal of economics not gold and silver...
controlling trade
government programs
supply and demand
taxes on imports and exports
27
To be efficient under capitalism, labor must be....
over paid
everyone does what they want
divided into specific tasks
government should set all of the prices
28
So as a result of mercantilism, European Countries raced around the world to establish these.
Trading posts
Shopping Malls
New Businesses
Colonies
29
Invented to make life for enslaved people easier by removing seeds, ____ actually resulted in slavery spreading!
Supply & Demand
Light Bulb
Cotton Gin
Assembly Line
30
As the Industrial Age evolved, the Middle Class thrived.
Um, no there was no middle class.
Oh yeah! Times were awesome for them!
31
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
Lord Ashley
Adam Smith
King George
32
If you are selling shoes for $20, but no one buys them, the free market will force you to...
raise prices
lower prices
33
The iconic scene from Oliver Twist shows the orphan boy....
running for President
inventing the light bulb
leading a revolution
asking for more porridge
34
The Luddites....
Fought back against the misery of the Industrial Age.
Loved the moderism of industrial age
Destroyed Industries and equipment
Hated being on a farm
35
The economy based on supply and demand, self interest and division of labor, free market is known as ___
Communism
Capitalism
Socialism
Mercntilism
36
That practice (control trade, more exports, horde gold and silver) was called __
Capitalism
Socialism
Facionism
Mercantilism
