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Question 1

How did the Industrial Revolution affect British politics?

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Parliament provides economic freedom

Question 2

Where was Matthew Bolton's SOHO factory and why was it famous?

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Birmingham, and 1st factory

Question 3

Because of the lack of trees, people in Britain started using _________ as a fuel.

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Coal

Question 4

What is he credited with creating ?

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first showroom

Question 5

Why was coal cheaper and easier to move in Britain than in other European cities?

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Coal mines were closer to the sea

Question 6

What is Watt's and Bolton's impact on manufacturing?

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more efficient, thus produce more, thus lower costs

Question 7

What lessons are learned about supply chain management

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need to protect supply routes

Question 8

What institutions emerged from growth capital?

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banks and stock exchanges

Question 9

What competitive advantage did Britain have compared with other European nations

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coal was accessible and abundant

Question 10

What foreign defence policy gave Britain the competitive advantage

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Free trade and Navy

Question 11

Why is accessible coal significant in Britain's industrial development?

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cheaper energy

Question 12

Another major factor that accounts for Britain's industrialization

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intellectual climate of scientific reasoning, age of reason

Question 13

What motivates in Britain technological development?

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profit

Question 14

What impacts does the more efficient steam engine have on workers

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production lines develop

Question 15

What social class emerges and what does this lead to?

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middle class expands, and consumer goods

Question 16

What major issue arises from mining coal?

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flooding of the mines

Question 17

What is the major impact of the new factories?

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industrial cities grow

Question 18

By 1790s which crop, grown in the West Indies, became Britain's most important import?

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Sugar

Question 19

Which of these was not a reason for the British Industrial Revolution?

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Rapid population growth

Question 20

A major lesson in all of this is for government policy makers to make sure what occurs?

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allow free exchange of ideas

Question 21

What was the ugly side of entrepreneurship?

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slave trade

Question 22

How did Britain differ from many other European countries?

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Prolific exchange of scientific and technological ideas

Question 23

Where did tea come from?

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China

Question 24

How does Josiah Wedgewood forever change our world?

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advertising and marketing

Question 25

What does supply chain management include?

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raw materials to factory, factory to market

Question 26

Wedgewood uses what new technique to grow his business

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branding

Question 27

Why was steam power vital in Britain's development?

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factories develop

Question 28

James Watt and Matthew Bolton join to together to create __________ .

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more efficient steam engine

Question 29

What helped to greatly reduce the cost of moving goods around Britain in the 18th and 19th C?

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Canals

Question 30

Near which British city did the factory first develop? James Watt and Matthew Boulton's factory

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Birmingham

Question 31

Who invented the steam engine?

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Thomas Newcomen

Question 32

What allowed the British to protect their international trade?

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The strength of the Royal Navy

Question 33

The industrial enlightenment is about ...

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free thinking and creativity

Question 34

How does France's monarachy impact technological innovation

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no free exchange of ideas to allow innovation to flourish

Question 35

How does the retail industry drive industrialization?

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consumer demand increases, thus innovative new products

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