We talked about most of these in class. They'll give you a running head start at our test on the Industrial Revolution.
EXTRA: Spend a few minutes thinking about how Railroads changed things.
EXTRA: Spend a few minutes thinking about how Railroads changed things.
- What type of manufacturing was replaced by factory work?
- How was urbanization related to industrialization?
- What factors of production did Great Britain have in the middle of the 18th century?
- What industry was the first to industrialize?
- What advantages did countries on the continent have in trying to catch up to the British?
- What was the purpose of the Great Exhibition of 1851? (Crystal Palace)
- What country in Europe was the first to challenge British dominance?
- What country lagged the farthest behind in industrializing?
- How did the Enclosure movement contribute to industrialization in Britain?
- Why did people move from rural areas towards factory work?
- What inventions contributed to industrialization? What task did the early advancements deal with?
- How did the need for energy change during the Industrial Revolution?
- How were artisans affected by the growth of machine manufacturing?
- What did Friederich List argue for?
- What was the Zollverein?
- What was the Factory Act of 1833?
- What was the Mines Act of 1842?
- What were the combination Acts of 1799?
- Who were the Luddites?
- What was the Iron Law of Wages?
- What did Malthus argue?
- What delayed industrialization on the continent?
- How did wages and standard of living change from the 1780’s to 1820? 1820-1850? After 1850?
- Describe early factory work?
- How did factory work compare to cottage industry?
- How did continental countries vary in supporting railroad building?