Industrial Rev

1) What system was used to produce textiles before the

Industrial Revolution?

• The domestic system

• The Arkwright system

• The factory system

2) Who invented the Spinning Jenny?

• James Hargreaves

• Richard Arkwright

• George Stephenson

3) What was mined across England to help produce steam to power factories and trains?

• Coal

• Iron

• Stone

4) where did Richard Arkwright open his first factory?

• Cromford

• Castleford

• Manchester

5) How long were the shifts children often worked in factories, before the 1819 Factory Act?

• 19 to 20 hours

• 7 to 8 hours

• 12 to 14 hours

6) How long was the new working day introduced by Robert Owen at his cotton factory in New Lanark?

• 8 hours

• 12 hours

• 6 hours

7) Which disease, spread by contaminated water, was there several outbreaks of in the 1800s?

• Plague

• Tuberculosis

• Cholera

8) Who did the Public Health Act of 1875 say all local authorities should appoint?

• A medical officer

• A receptionist

• Street cleaners

9) Which of these was banned by the 1819 Factory Act?

• Employing children under 16 years old

• Employing children under 9 years old
  

• Employing children under 5 years old

10 True or false? Wealth from the British Empire encouraged industrialisation in Britain.

• FALSE

• TRUE