Chapter 12 - Agricultural Revolution

Question 1

How was enclosure improved?

Answer 1

• Open farming caused problems as disease was easily spread
• To fix this, the Enclosure Acts were enforced
• Farmers had to fence of their land
• Prevented disease spreading and wandering animals

Question 2

How was machinery improved?

Answer 2

• Jethro Tullis invented the seed drill; sowed seeds deep in the soil to avoid birds eating them
• Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper; made harvesting easier

Question 3

How was livestock improved?

Answer 3

• Robert Bakewell developed ‘Selective Breeding’
• Chose best animals to breed
• Animals were bigger and stronger
• Eventually meat was cheaper

Question 4

How was the three-field-system improved?

Answer 4

Viscount Charles Townshend developed the four-field system, by planting turnips and clover in fields instead of allowing them to fallow. They rotated every year, and it increased the amount of food in Britain.

Question 5

What are the results of the agricultural revolution?

Answer 5

• Food became cheaper
• Cheap food lead to an increase in population
• People moved from rural to urban cities in search of jobs
• Towns expanded and became cities

Question 6

How was the three-field-system improved?

Answer 6

Viscount Charles Townshend developed the four-field system, by planting turnips and clover in fields instead of allowing them to fallow. They rotated every year, and it increased the amount of food in Britain.