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Industrial Revolution
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1
From what age did children often start work?
8 years old
5 years old
1 year old
12 years old
2
Identify an environmental impact of the industrial revolution:
Deforestation
Colder Climate
Pollution
Factory Waste
3
The enclosure act:
Was fair and equitable for everyone
Gave everyone public access to the land.
Helped small farmers build their land
Was the movement from open field farming to closed private farming
4
People were able to travel more during the industrial revolution
False
True
5
Turnpike Roads were:
Roads that were expensive to use
Free to drive on
Poorly maintained
Roads that were well maintained but cost money to use
6
What resources did Britain have access to that benefitted the revolution?
Iron
Coal
Gold
Silver
7
What revolution are we not currently experiencing:
Agrarian
Technology
Scientific
Artificial Intelligence
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When was the Industrial Revolution?
1750-1914
1700 - 1900
1850-1914
1800-1900
9
The Industrial Revolution began in...
China
Britain
America
India
10
Railways changed the transport system significantly
False
True
11
What was an effect of working in the mines:
Improved lung health
Stronger bones
Decreased lung function
Better diet and overall health
12
Why were children used in textile industries?
They were small and could reach into small spaces
They were well educated
They came from families that had sewing experience
They were expensive to pay
13
Because of Britain's colonisation...
there were reduced populations in Britain
there were less factories in Britain
there were less market opportunities
there were more foreign market opportunities
14
The agrarian revolution improved food availability
True
False
15
What effect did the enclosure act have on populations?
People had to move overseas
People had to move to the city
Nothing
People had to make bigger farms in the country
16
Canals had no impact on railway systems:
False
True
17
Why were children used in mining?
They could fit into the cramped spaces
They could smell dangerous gasses better
They found pulling the heavy wagons easy
They could be trained to become a mine manager
18
Steam Engines improved railway transportation
False
True
19
Why did Britain become the 'workshop of the world'
Increasing population
Stable government
Lots of sheep
Access to natural materials
20
What are the correct class systems during the revolution?
Royals, church, knights, peasants
Upper, upper middle, lower middle, lower
Upper and Lower Class
Upper, Lower and Middle class
21
How many hours (on average) did children work each day?
10-12 hours
12-14 hours
6-8 hours
8-10 hours
22
What was a benefit of improved transportation
Increased cost of moving goods
Reduced markets
Greater efficiency when travelling
More commerce opportuinties
23
Britain was at the forefront of the revolution because:
It was a small country
It had few resources
It had skilled workers
It had very few contacts with other countries
24
During the revolution, what was the main reason for deforestation?
To make way for factories and housing
To use for boats
To use for paper
To make bonsais
25
What were the materials necessary during the revolution?
water, coal, limestone
water, coal, iron ore & limestone
water
coal and iron ore
26
During the industrial revolution goods became:
Mass produced and expensive
Mass produced and cheaper
Handmade and expensive
Handmade and cheap
27
Working conditions in factories were safe and of a high standard
False
True
28
Iron production was improved by:
using woodchips as fuel
smaller furnaces
advances in smelting iron with coke
mining pure iron
29
The Agrarian revolution allowed the population to increase in Britain.
True
False
30
What was one change that did not occur in the revolution?
Advances in agriculture
Inventions
Advances in transport
Mobile phones
31
The Swing Riots were because of which invention?
The flying shuttle
The spinning jenny
The water frame
The threshing machine
32
People could work from home in the factory systems
False
True
33
Power first revolutionised...
The cotton industry
The steel industry
The iron industry
The transport industry
