Social Studies Gateway

Review Day 2:

Working with documents

Overview of the Gateway Essay■ Social Studies essays will be graded on:–How well you answer the question,

support your ideas, and make connections (focus, development, analysis) –How well you used documents and outside

information as factual support (knowledge)–How well you organize, use transitions, and

develop an intro/conclusion (organization)–How well you use grammar, spelling,

punctuation, citations (conventions)

Document A

England in 1500 before the Industrial Revolution began

England in 1750 during the Industrial Revolution

Document BThe agricultural revolution was a period between the

18th century and the end of the 19th century, which saw a massive and rapid increase in agricultural productivity and

vast improvements in farm technology

New Inventions of the Agricultural Revolution:• Iron and steel plow• Jethro Tull’s seed drill• “Scientific” farming, such as crop rotation• Enclosure movement• Sickles, Reapers, & Harvesters

Document C“It is not only necessary to have people with money. They must also be prepared to risk losing that money

in order to make a profit by investing it in new businesses. In Britain this " middle class risk mentality " existed;

in the rest of Europe it did not. Another vital point was that Britain was the only country in Europe to have a national bank, the Bank of England, and a national

Stock Exchange, or bourse, which encouraged people to invest money in companies in order to earn a profit.”

--The Rise of Industrialization in Britain

Document D

Document EThe development of the railway stimulated the economy

in two important ways. First, cheap and efficient transportation lowered the carriage cost of goods.

This meant that goods were cheaper in the shops and this increased the demand. The increase in demand led

to the expansion of factories which required more energy. The need for coal grew because it provided

power for the factory engines, steam powered ships and steam locomotives. Second, the demand for iron

increased. Iron was needed to make the railway tracks, steam locomotives and the giant Watt steam engines

that provided energy to run factory machinery.

—Iron and Steel Manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution

Document F