The Industrial Revolution

What percentage of people made a living from farming during the Cottage Industry in England?

• 50%

• 60%

• 75%

• 80%

The ​ ​ (a)   developed to make products during the winter months for a (b)   price, but families received very little pay for their work.​

• high

• reasonable
• low

• unfair

• cottage industry
• steam engine
• agricultural revolution

Which of the following is a factor necessary for England to industrialize?

• surplus food production

• abundance of natural resources (coal & iron)

• stable government (time of peace)

• all of the above

Match the inventors with their inventions:

• Watt

• seed drill

• Hargreaves

• spinning Jenny

• Jethro Tull

• steam engine

• Stevenson

• rocket steam engine

The creation of locomotives (trains) enabled (a)   to move back & forth between mines, factories, cities & ports.

• raw materials

• finished products

• both a and b

Which of the following was a positive effect of the Industrial Revolution?

• Loss of family stability

• Increased nation's wealth

• Unsafe working environment

• Child labor.

The Industrial Revolution led to (a)   among countries.

• Equality

• Greater inequality

• Peace

• War

Factories during the Industrial Revolution were often (a)   and dirty.

• polluted

• crowded

• unsafe

• noisy

Unions and laws to promote reforms included (a)   bargaining.

• Individual

• Collective

• Secret

• Open

Which of the following laws limited the working hours for women and children to ten hours?

• Factory Act 1833

• Ten Hour Act 1847

• Mines Act

• Sadler Report