Ch 12 WS 1

World History

 

  1. During the industrial revolution, Europe say the economy based on __________ to one based on ____________.

 

 

  1. How did an increase in food production help spark the industrial revolution?

 

 

  1. What were large landowners in England allowed to take away from peasants that forced many to move to town?

 

 

  1. What is “cottage industry?”

 

 

  1. What impact did the railroad have on the prices of goods?

 

 

  1. What happened to adult workers that messed up in a factory? Children?

 

 

  1. How did the gov’ts of Europe help encourage industrialization?

 

 

  1. What happened to the population of Europe from 1750-1850? Give 3 reasons why.

 

 

  1. How was the industrial middle class different from the bourgeoisie from the Middle Ages?

 

 

  1. What was the work day/week like for early factory workers?

 

 

  1. What became the youngest age a person could work in England under the Factory Act of 1833?

 

BOX

  1. How much were children paid compared to adult men?

 

 

  1. Why did many factory workers like to hire children (besides the wage thing)?