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1. From 1700 to 1900 the population of Europe quadrupled and is referred to as a
.
2. The contrast between the population growth rate and the means of subsistence growth rate is known as the
.
3. The farming concept of
provided a greater source of new acreage and higher yields but it caused hardship to smaller farmers.
4. The transformation of the European economy in which manufactured goods began to replace agriculture as the dominant sector of the economy was known as
.
5. In the 19
th
century
mined more than two-thirds of the world’s coal.
6. The working class of the industrial age, also known as the
, formed a majority of a town’s population.
7. In 1833 Parliament reluctantly intervened in the harsh conditions of child labor and passed a series of laws called the
for the protection of children.
8. The industrialization of continental Europe was slowed by the
and the Napoleonic Wars.
9. Economic historians use the term
to describe the period when a nascent industrial economy begins to expand rapidly.
10. During the era of industrialization,
had by far the most advanced and extensive railroad network.
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