Industrial revolution

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built along rivers because

• water was a major source of irrigation

  
  

• water power was used to power factory machines

  
  

• ships could easily deliver goods to factories

  
  

• ships could bring in supplies

A place where people use machines to mass produce goods.

• Factory

• Urbanisation

• Corporation

• House

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions

• poor air quality/ pollution

• dangerous working conditions

• safe working conditions

• child labour

Which statement is TRUE about the industrial revolution?

• Children were not allowed to work

• There were no labour laws that prevented children from working

• Work conditions were closely regulated

• Children only had to work an 8 hour day

The agricultural revolution led to Britain’s industrialization (mass production) because…

• It created universal male suffrage

  
  

• It greatly increased the number of people working in agricultural fields

  
  

• It encouraged the fair and equal treatment of workers on farms and in factories

  
  

• It destroyed the cottage industry and made people look for work to work in factories & led to new inventions as well as urban industrialization

  
  

The movement of people into cities is called ...

• Emigration

• Urbanisation

• Absorption

What was the most important source of power for the early industrial revolution?

• Steam engine

• Spinning jenny

• Windmill

• Light bulb

What natural resources gave Great Britain an advantage in the industrial revolution

• farm lands and forests

  
  

• wildlife and precious gems

  
  

• coal and iron

  
  

• mountain ranges