Question #1
The __________ led the way into the new agricutlural revolution which made the Industrial Revolution possibly.
The Dutch led the way in [the] new agricultural revolution. They built earthen walls know as dikes to reclaim land from the sea. They also combined smaller fields into larger ones to make better use of the land and used fertilizer from livestock to renew the soil.
Additional Information about Dutch Agriculture available at - http://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/351/351-08.htm
The Dutch led the way in [the] new agricultural revolution. They built earthen walls know as dikes to reclaim land from the sea. They also combined smaller fields into larger ones to make better use of the land and used fertilizer from livestock to renew the soil.
Additional Information about Dutch Agriculture available at - http://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/351/351-08.htm
Question #2
A material need for the construction of machines and steam engines, _____ was a vital source of fuel in the production of Iron.
Coal was a vital source of fuel in the production of iron, a material needed for the construction of machines and steam engines. The Darby family of Coalbrookdale pioneered new methods of producing iron. In 1709 Abraham Darby used coal instead of charcoal to smelt iron, or separate iron from its ore.
Additional information about coal available at - http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01419/mines.html
Coal was a vital source of fuel in the production of iron, a material needed for the construction of machines and steam engines. The Darby family of Coalbrookdale pioneered new methods of producing iron. In 1709 Abraham Darby used coal instead of charcoal to smelt iron, or separate iron from its ore.
Additional information about coal available at - http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01419/mines.html
Question #3
________ was the process of taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmers.
Rich landowners engaged in a process called enclosure. Enclosure was the process of taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmers. In 1500s, landowners had enclosed land to gain more pastures for sheet to increase wool output. By the 1700s, they wanted to create larger fields that cold be cultivated more efficiently. The British Parliament facilitated enclosures through legislation.
Additional information about enclosures available at - http://www.indepthinfo.com/history/industrial-revolution.htm
Rich landowners engaged in a process called enclosure. Enclosure was the process of taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmers. In 1500s, landowners had enclosed land to gain more pastures for sheet to increase wool output. By the 1700s, they wanted to create larger fields that cold be cultivated more efficiently. The British Parliament facilitated enclosures through legislation.
Additional information about enclosures available at - http://www.indepthinfo.com/history/industrial-revolution.htm
Question #4
Scottish inventor (last name only) _______improved the steam engine and made the engine more efficient.
In 1712, British inventor Thomas Newcomen had developed a steam engine powered by coal to pump water out of mines. Scottish engineer James Watts looked at Newcomen's invention in 1764 and set out to make improvements on the engine in order to make it more efficient Watt's engine, after several years of work, would become a power source of the Industrial Revolution.
Additional information about James Watts is available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/watt_james.shtml
In 1712, British inventor Thomas Newcomen had developed a steam engine powered by coal to pump water out of mines. Scottish engineer James Watts looked at Newcomen's invention in 1764 and set out to make improvements on the engine in order to make it more efficient Watt's engine, after several years of work, would become a power source of the Industrial Revolution.
Additional information about James Watts is available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/watt_james.shtml