Trade in colonies

Q. How did European countries grow wealthy?

1. By engaging in fair trade with other countries
2. By colonising other countries to serve their own needs
3. By taxing their rich and the clergy
4. By using locally sourced raw materials

Q. How did the Industrial Revolution in England affect their colonies?

1. England's colonies were badly affected due to the demands for raw materials for England's factories.
2. England's colonies also became well-developed overall.
3. England's colonies were not at all affected by this, it was business as usual there.
4. England invested a lot of money in developing their colonies so those countries could also prosper.

Q. Choose the factors that eventually led to the Industrial Revolution.

1. Machines produced goods at a large scale.
2. Labour-intensive factories could not meet the demand for machine-made goods.
3. All of the above.
4. Demand for cloth and other machine-made goods exceeded that of hand-made goods.

Q. What were colonies in terms of trade in industrial products in the Machine Age?

1. Colonies were countries that took advantage of other countries that conquered them.
2. Colonies were countries whose resources were used for the benefit of another country that had conquered them.
3. Colonies were countries that had exclusive rights to sell their produce in other countries that had colonised them.
4. Colonies were countries which entered into a partnership with another country with regard to trade and goods.

Q. With the production of goods in a large scale, the Europeans exported their excess goods to their _______.

1. teritories
2. colonies
3. cities
4. factories

Q. Select the options that indicate the results of increased industrial production in England during the Machine Age.

1. Everyone in England became wealthy and could afford to buy all goods produced in the country
2. Exploitation of colonies around the world for their ability to produce raw materials for the factories in England
3. Extreme increase in the prices of the goods being mass-produced
4. Decrease in the prices of produced goods, and increased durability

Q. Select the options that indicate the countries from which England sourced cotton for its factories.

1. India
2. America
3. Holland
4. Sweden