Mr. Mallon
World History 9
02/23/2006
1. What invention of Jethro Tull improved agriculture, and what did it do? http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/004f.html
2. What was the four field system and which crops were grown? http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/003f.html
3. What were four results of higher crop yields? http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/006.html
4. As a result of Robert Bakewell’s animal breeding program how much did the weight of sheep and cattle increase from 1710 to 1795? http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/005.html
5. In the typical textile cottage industry which work was done by women and which by men? http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/008.html
6. Early in the Industrial Revolution what were the available sources of power, other than human and animal? What were the problems with these sources? http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/015.html
7. The depletion of what natural resource in England led to the increased use of coal? http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/016.html
8. The high concentration of what natural element makes coal a more efficient fuel than wood?
9. How many years did it take for coal output to quadruple?
10. Why were mines interested in Thomas Savery’s steam pump? http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/017.html
11. How did Thomas Newcomen improve upon Savery’s pump?
12. What basic principle of steam power did James Watt discover which greatly increased their efficiency? http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/018.html
13. Explain why the development of the steam engine led to the need for canals in England. http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/020.html
14. Describe John MacAdams road construction technique. http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/024.html
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