The Industrial Revolution

In what century did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

• 20th

In 1750, most people worked in what industry?

• Agriculture

  (Farming)

• Coal Mining

• Textiles

The main driving force behind the Industrial Revolution was...

• People

• Money

• Inventions

• Religion

Which country was the first to have an industrial revolution?

• England

• U.S.A

• China

• India

In what year was the Spinning Jenny invented?

• 1746

• 1674

• 1764

• 1784

Why did factory owners want to use machines to create textiles?

• It greatly increased the amount of work that could be done.

• To allow people to have more free time.

• The King had ordered them to.

Who invented 'crucible cast' steel in 1740?

• James Watt

• Henry Bessemer

• Benjamin Huntsman

What new form of transport helped drive people who

lived in the countryside into cities?

• Steam Train

• Petrol Car

• Steam boat

Why did factory owners use women and children as workers?

• They were the hardest workers so they would make more goods.

• The government has instructed them so they had to.

• They were the cheapest labour so they would make more money.

Who revolutionised the steel industry in 1856?

• Benjamin Huntsman

• Henry Bessemer

• James Watt