What was the approximate population of Manchester in 1750, and what did it grow to by 1850?

• 17,000 to 170,000

• 17,000 to 333,000

• 7,000 to 17,000

• 33,000 to 1,000,000

What was the primary reason people migrated from the countryside to towns during the early industrial period?

• To enjoy a more relaxed lifestyle

• The promise of work in factories

• To escape rural diseases

• To live closer to natural resources

What resource became essential for powering factories and allowed them to be built away from river valleys?

• Water

• Wind

• Coal

• Oil

What factors contributed to the severe cholera outbreak in Manchester's Ancoats district in 1832?

• Extreme overcrowding in housing

• Lack of basic sanitation and waste disposal

• Contaminated river water used for drinking and cooking

• All of the above