What did Britain do to keep industrial secrets from the United States?

forbade engineers, mechanics, and toolmakers from leaving the country

What was the Industrial Revolution?

increased output of machine made goods beginning in England in the 1800's

What is the crop rotation ?

chose crops that add the nutrients that have been removed

what is the industrial revolution ?

The period of greatly increased output of machine-made goods

What is Utilitarianism?

the belief that actions must benefit the majority

What was the benefit of being a stockholder in a corporation?

not personally responsible for its debts

An entrepreneur is a...

Person who takes risks in search of profit

The crop rotation system that developed in Britain during the ag. rev. increased crop yields

by increasing nutrients in the soil

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1
The free-market system of capitalism was defended in the book The Wealth of Nations written by
Adam Smith
William Wilberforce
Jeremy Benthem
John Stuart Mill
2
What did Britain do to keep industrial secrets from the United States?
forbade engineers, mechanics, and toolmakers from leaving the country
blockaded the United States from engaging in international trade
sent messengers with misleading information to the United States
3
Why was Britain the first to industrialize?
Huge deposits of coal in Britain
All of the above
The connecting of major waterways in Britain
The use of an economy less regulated than other economies
4
What were the three factors of production required to drive the industrial revolution?
government, military, colonies
road, railway, and water transport
land, labor, capital
raw materials, natural resources, man-made goods
5
What is the name for the voluntary association of workers seeking labor reforms?
strikes
collective bargaining
unions
utilitarianism
6
Which of the following is an example of a reform movement?
all of the above
women's rights
public education
abolition of slavery
7
Which of the following was the first area to undergo major industrialization?
coal mining
banking
railroads
textile production
8
What was the Industrial Revolution?
increased population growth of urban areas during the 1800's
increased output of machine made goods beginning in England in the 1800's
wealthy land owners purchase large tracts of land for fields
use of teenagers that worked 14 hours a day, 6 days a week
9
What is the crop rotation ?
laws
a layer of soil
chose crops that add the nutrients that have been removed
a living things
10
Which of the following was a result of the Agricultural Revolution?
Many small farmers became tenant farmers or moved to cities
All of the above are true
Landowners experimented with new agricultural methods
Enclosures became landmarks of wealthy landowners
11
All of the following were results of the agricultural revolution in Britain EXCEPT
food priced decreased
number of farmers increased
population increased
people left the farms for the cities
12
what is the industrial revolution ?
The period of greatly increased output of machine-made goods
starvation
a time of depression
the period of disaster
13
In the 1700s, the process of enclosure tended to increase
the amount of common land available for grazing.
the use of the broadcast method of seeding.
farmers' reliance on a single cash crop.
farming efficiency.
14
Karl Marx is most closely associated with
communism
trade unionism
socialism
utliltarianism
15
What book did Karl Marx write?
Communist Manifesto
Capitalist Manifesto
Socialist Manifesto
Wealth of Nations
16
What is Utilitarianism?
the belief that actions must benefit the majority
the belief that actions must benefit oneself
the belief in universal inequality
the belief in universal equality
17
What was the benefit of being a stockholder in a corporation?
free food or stuff from your business
you get to say you own something
complete ownership of branch corporations
not personally responsible for its debts
18
By the late 1700s, the best place to find a water frame and a spinning mule was in
a factory.
an urban home.
a barn.
a farm house.
19
An entrepreneur is a...
Someone who goes around the world
Person who takes risks in search of profit
Someone
An author
20
The crop rotation system that developed in Britain during the ag. rev. increased crop yields
by allowing more land to rest
by making sure the seeds that were planted actually sprouted
by increasing nutrients in the soil
21
What was the main cause of the process of urbanization that occurred in 19th-century
poor crop yields
improved housing in the cities
industrialization
poor crop yields

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