Industrialization in England – Flashcards
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The use of machines allows us to produce a greater amount of goods in a shorter amount of time.
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True
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From this lesson, what could workers do to win higher wages and better working conditions?
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go on strike
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The Industrial Revolution started in Germany in the nineteenth century.
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False
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Which of the following characterizes life in the early industrial cities?
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overcrowding, tenement houses
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During the Industrial Age, factory owners, entrepreneurs, and investors belonged to what social class?
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the middle class
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How long was the average workday during the early years of the Industrial Revolution?
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fourteen to sixteen hours
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Why did factory owners prefer to employ women?
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Factory owners could pay women lower wages than men.
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The 1842 Coal Mines Act _____.
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forbade the employment of women and boys under 10 years of age in the mines
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Who wrote the novels Hard Times and Oliver Twist?
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Charles Dickens
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In what year was a law passed in Britain prohibiting night work for all children under eighteen years of age?
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1833
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The Industrial Revolution brought masses of people from the cities to the countryside.
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False
