Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Test on The Industrial Revolution (chapter 5)

Homework due Friday, Oct. 26

Read: New Ways of Thinking (5.4) (pp. 184-189)
Answer: 1) What was the laissez faire economic views of Adam Smith? (2-4ss/3pts), 2) What was the laissez faire economic views of Thomas Malthus? (2-4ss/3pts), 3) What was the laissez faire economic views of David Ricardo? (2-4ss/3pts),  and 4) What did the early socialists believe? (2-4ss/3pts)

Homework due Wednesday, Oct. 24

Read: Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution (5.3) (pp. 178-183)
Answer: 1) What led to the massive migration of people from farms to cities? (2-4ss/3pts), 2) How did members of the working class react to their new experiences in industrial cities? (3-5ss/4pts), and 3) Why was the Industrial Revolution seen as both a blessing and a curse? (2-4ss/3pts)

Homework due Friday, Oct. 19

Read: Britain Leads the Way (5.2) (pp. 174-177)
Answer: 1) What conditions in Britain paved the way for the Industrial Revolution?,(3-5ss/4pts) 2) What led to the advancement of the British textile industry? (3-5ss/4pts), and 3) Why was the development of railroads important to industrialization? (2-4ss/3pts)

Homework due Wednesday, Oct. 17

Read: Dawn of the Industrial Age (5.1) (pp. 168-173).
Answer: 1) What were the immediate and long-term effects of the agricultural revolution that occurred in the 1700s? (3-5ss/4pts), and 2) Explain how coal contributed to the Industrial Revolution? (3-5ss/4pts)