The 2 nd Agricultural Revolution was a: A. revolt by farmers protesting low prices of farm products in the early 1800s B. period of rapid technology innovation leading to improved crop yields and crop surpluses C. period of history in which small farms were combined into larger ones and run by the government, creating improved crop yields and crop surpluses D. rapid increase in numbers of farmers and farm production caused by loss of manufacturing jobs and shift of workers from urban industry to rural agriculture.
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The 2nd Agricultural Revolution was a:
A. revolt by farmers protesting low prices of farm products in the early 1800s
B. period of rapid technology innovation leading to improved crop yields and crop surpluses
C. period of history in which small farms were combined into larger ones and run by the government, creating improved crop yields and crop surpluses
D. rapid increase in numbers of farmers and farm production caused by loss of manufacturing jobs and shift of workers from urban industry to rural agriculture.
Unit 5Industrial Revolution
&Society’s Response
THE CHANGES THAT SWEPT GREAT BRITAIN IN THE 18TH CENTURY AND EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICAN DURING THE 19TH CENTURIES TRANSFORMED THE WESTERN WORLD FROM A RURAL SOCIETY TO AN
URBAN ONE.
NEW FARMING METHODS
… CREATED A FOOD REVOLUTION
OFTEN CALLED the
2ND AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION
The 2nd Agricultural Revolution was a:
A. revolt by farmers protesting low prices of farm products in the early 1800s
B. period of rapid technology innovation leading to improved crop yields and crop surpluses
C. period of history in which small farms were combined into larger ones and run by the government, creating improved crop yields and crop surpluses
D. rapid increase in numbers of farmers and farm production caused by loss of manufacturing jobs and shift of workers from urban industry to rural agriculture.
The 2nd Agricultural Revolution was a:
A. revolt by farmers protesting low prices of farm products in the early 1800s
B. period of rapid technology innovation leading to improved crop yields and crop surpluses
C. period of history in which small farms were combined into larger ones and run by the government which created improved crop yields and crop surpluses
D. rapid increase in numbers of farmers and farm production caused by loss of manufacturing jobs and shift of workers from urban industry to rural agriculture.
10 pts
U5 Lesson 1 Handout
Agricultural Innovations
Connect the Innovation with its image
Agricultural InnovationSTEAM TRACTOR – replacement of horse
drawn plow allowed 1 man to do the work of 3. Food production increased despite the decrease in agricultural labor force.
Agricultural Innovation ENCLOSURE SYSTEM – public
communal land in Great Britain was purchased by wealthy landowners. Small plots were enclosed, then rented back to tenant farmers for planting.
Landlords were given the freedom to experiment with new ways of farming and increasing production without interference of neighboring farmers. More laborers for industrial workforce.
Many farmers were forced off of their farms and had to move to cities to look for work.
Agricultural InnovationCROP ROTATION – since ancient times, fields
were left unplanted for a season to allow the soil to recover. Viscount Charles Townsend discovered that planting every year was possible if one rotated the types of crops planted in the same field each year.
Agricultural InnovationFERTILIZER – scientists
discovered that synthetic fertilizers were more effective in increasing crop yields than natural treatments (manure).
Agricultural InnovationREAPER – a horse drawn device invented by
American Cyrus McCormick that could harvest the crop much more efficiently than workers using scythes. With the reaper fewer workers were needed to harvest the crop.
Agricultural InnovationSEED DRILL
this device was “re-invented” during the
Agricultural Revolution. Rather
than scattering seeds by hand, it planted seeds under the soil at regular intervals. Crop yield per acre was dramatically
