Agricultural and Industrial Revolution Revision

Name one impact of the Agricultural Revolution?

• less food = less population

• More people moved to the countryside

• More food = more population

• More jobs in agricultural areas

What was a ‘fallow’ field?

• A field planted with fallows

• A paddock

• A field divided into strips

• An field left empty for one season

Before factories, how was cloth often made?

• In automated factories

• Made abroad and imported

• At home by families (cottage industry)

• In big urban workshops

What did the factory system cause?

• Less pollution in cities

• More work done at home

• People moving to and living in crowded cities

• An end to child labour

How were clothes made during the Industrial Revolution?

• Machine-made in textile factories

• Sewn by hand at home

• All imported

• Made by farmers

How long did children usually work each day in early factories?

• 12–14 hours

• 8 hours

• 4 hours

• They were not allowed to work

Why did factories hire many children?

• Adults did not work

• Children were paid less, so it cost factories less

• They replaced machines entirely

• Children volunteered because they had time

The Factory Act of 1833 meant that ...?

• Children under 9 could still work in all factories

• Children aged 9–12 could work no more than 48 hours/week

• All children must work night shifts

• No schooling was required for working children

What was a big environmental problem of the Industrial Revolution?

• More forests growing

• Cleaner air and water

• Less manufacturing

• Pollution from coal and industry

A major health improvement during this period was ...?

• Indoor plumbing and better sanitation

• Coal powered steam engines

• Clothes made in factories

• New transportation systems