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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution - Timeline
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What year did Karl Benz invent the first internal combustion engine for the first automobile
1710
1793
1775
1885
Thomas Newcomen invented a steam engine pump for what purpose and in what year?
To build the world's first steam train engine - 1775
To pump water from mines - 1710
To increase factory production in the textile industry - 1765
To replace Luddites workers in the Textile Industry - 1876
What is the name of this machine (pictured opposite) that increased production of 1 worker to 8 times?
Cotton Gin
Screw Propellor
Spinning Jenny
Alexander Graham Bell invention
In what year was the screw propellor invented?
1876
1775
1839
1973
In what year was the Cotton Gin invented and by whom?
William Murdoch - 1792
James Watt - 1775
Eli Whitney - 1793
Thomas Newcomen - 1710
Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone, in what year was this?
1710
1793
1792
1876
Pictured opposite is James Watt adaption of Thomas Newcomen's steam engine. He made it more efficient. What year did he invent this important machine?
1775
1765
1876
1885
William Murdock uses coal gas to light houses, in what years was his invention created?
1710
1876
1792
1793
In what year did the Factory Act come into effect in Britain. It legislated that children from 8 years and younger were not allowed to work in factories.
1710
1793
1833
1876
In what year did the London Working Men's Association (LWMA) draft the 6 point plan. One of their demands was for all men to have the right to vote.
1793
1710
1838
1810
