Define Industrial Revolution
The system of farming where famers plant new crops (like turnips) in a field in order to replace soil nutrients is called
Selective breeding
What are the 3 factors of production?
What are textiles?
Match the invention
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Alexander Graham Bell's Telephone | arrow_right_alt | Increased the productivity of weavers |
Im Singer's sewing machine | arrow_right_alt | Harvested wheat, increased production |
John Kay's Flying Shuttle | arrow_right_alt | Improved sewing machines by adding a foot treadle to adjust speed |
Spinning Jenny | arrow_right_alt | Allowed instant communication |
Cyrus McCormick's Reaper | arrow_right_alt | Increased the speed of making thread |
What is an entreprenuer?
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Built the first steamboat | arrow_right_alt | James Watt |
Built the first railroad line; and the Rocket locomotive | arrow_right_alt | Matthew Boulton |
Financed the steam engine | arrow_right_alt | Robert Fulton |
Invented a fuel efficient steam engine | arrow_right_alt | Richard Trevithick |
Built first steam-driven locomotive | arrow_right_alt | George Stephenson |
Which of these were effects of the railroads in Britain?
Define urbanization
Draw a picture or write a journal entry showing details of person who worked in a factory and lived in one of the industrial cities. Show at least 3 deails from the "Living Conditions" paragraph on this page.
Draw a picture or write a journal entry showing details of person who worked in a factory and lived in one of the industrial cities. Show at least 3 deails from the "Working Conditions" paragraph on this page.
Match the new social classes of the Industrial Age to their description
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Working Class | arrow_right_alt | traditionally were at the top of British society |
Lower Middle Class | arrow_right_alt | Government employees, doctors, lawyers, and managers of factories, mines and hopes. |
Landowners and aristocrats | arrow_right_alt | Factory overseers, skilled workers |
Upper Middle Class | arrow_right_alt | laborers |
Why did Luddites attack factories and destroy machines?
Describe the life of child factory worker. Use at least 3 details from the reading.
What did the Factory Act of 1819 do?
Which of the listed statements are true of enclosures
Which machines would have been found in the first factories?
Which of these were positive effects brought on by industrialization?
Which of these were negative effects brought on by industrialization?