INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

What were the different features of the three social classes in the Victorian era? Write your answers.

Upper class

• business owners who made their own money

• royals and nobles who inherited money and status

• skilled and unskilled workers in physical jobs.

What were the different features of the three social classes in the Victorian era? Write your answers.

Middle class

• business owners who made their own money

• royals and nobles who inherited money and status

• skilled and unskilled workers in physical jobs.

What were the different features of the three social classes in the Victorian era? Write your answers.

Working class

• business owners who made their own money

• royals and nobles who inherited money and status

• skilled and unskilled workers in physical jobs.

Read the statement below. Select the correct answer

People wanted to work in factories so they would receive regular pay.

• True

• False

Which sentence accurately describes the housing conditions of factory workers? Tick the correct answer.

• a. Houses were built close together, but people had plenty of space, running water and indoor toilets.

• b. Houses were built quickly, cheaply and close together. People lived in cramped conditions with no running water and outdoor toilets.

• c. People lived in cottages in small villages.

How does cholera spread? Write your answer.

Select the correct word.

Pollution was caused by burning ..........

• coal

• everyone

• air

Select the correct word.

Smoke and soot filled the......

• air

• coal

• everyone

Select the correct word.

and affected the health of..........

• coal

• air

• everyone

Read the statement below. Tick ‘True’ or ‘False’.

The Factory Act had only a positive impact on factory workers.

• True

• False