Industrial Revoloution

What were the benefits of hiring children in factories?

• Cheaper to employ

• Do jobs adults could not due to their size

• Didn't need an education

• Looked happier on advertisements

Which of the following is a PUSH factor for RURAL areas?

• High unemployment rates

• Low unemployment rates

• High availability of jobs

• Clean leaving environment

What was the name of the job for children that collected cotton under the machines?

• Piercers

• Chimney Sweeps

• Scavengers

• Industrialists

In which Century did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• 16th Century

• 17th Century

• 18th Century

• 19th Century

What were "hurriers" required to do during the Industrial Revolution?

• Transport coal from the pit of the mine to the surface.

• Collect scraps from under the machines

• Clean chimeys

• Break apart the coal with pickaxes.

What was the role of a "piercer" during the Industrial Revolution?

• Collecting scraps from under the machines

• Repairing broken threads on running machines.

• Transporting coal to the surface.

• Cleaning chimneys

Select one important impact of the Industrial Revolution?

• Movement of the population from towns to the country.

• Farming became more efficient and productive

• No population growth

• All of the above

In which year did the Indisutrial Revolution begin?

• 1650

• 1700

• 1760

• 1800

What was the name of the people who were making sure the factory employees were working?

• Industrialist

• Overseer

• Piercer

• Commander

Which of the following is the method developed in the Agrarian Revolution which removed the need for a "fallow" field?

• FIve-field crop rotation

• Five-fence crop rotation

• Four-field crop rotation

• Four-fence crop rotation