Which of the following is true of the factory system?Multiple choice question.It required mills to move regularly as they used up local resources.It quickly abandoned water power and canals as inefficient forms of power.It used and manipulated natural resources as it saw fit, transforming the local environment.It encouraged the conservation of natural resources so they would last forever

Which of the following was not true of factory workers?Multiple choice question.Factory workers suffered a loss of personal freedom.Skilled artisans lost their standing in the community when they became factory workers.Few factory workers were able to rise to supervisory positions.Skilled artisans were in great demand in factories.

What was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution?Multiple choice question.A)the cotton ginB)new machines and new technologyC)farms, rivers, and streamsD)the steam generator

Factories developed because entrepreneurs built them near sources of energy. (  )Question 2AnswerTrueFalse

Industrialization required natural resources such as rivers for inland transportation.  (       )Question 4AnswerTrueFalse

Multiple Choice QuestionWhich of the following can be a cause of extensive economies of scale?Multiple choice question.Reduced production inputsCreative destructionBarriers to entryModern technology