The Urban Game
What caused the population explosion of 1750? - CORRECT ANSWER-Soap,
Diet, Sanitation, etc.
List three improvements to agriculture in 1760? - CORRECT ANSWER-Crop
Rotation, New fertilizers, and new livestock breeding techniques
What did the enclosure acts allow? - CORRECT ANSWER-Landowners could
buy pieces of land from the government.
How did the water frame change the textile industry? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
water frame used water as the source of power and was used to create factories
that could create cotton.
Why were the first owners of factories called capitalists? - CORRECT
ANSWER-They had the capital or money to purchase the raw material, the
building, the water frame, and to pay their workers fixed wages and make profit.
How many days a week did factory workers work? - CORRECT ANSWER-6 days
a week
What group of people were allowed to go to school in 1781? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Wealthy families that would send their boys to school.
In 1782 what hours did factor workers work? - CORRECT
ANSWER-6:00am-9:00pm
How did large land owning farmers and factory owners live in 1781? - CORRECT
ANSWER-They lived a luxurious lifestyle with huge manor houses
What invention replaced the water frame? - CORRECT ANSWER-The steam
engine
What did Henry Cort invent in 1800? - CORRECT ANSWER-The pudding
process which made it possible for coal to be used as primary fuel
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