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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which two centuries did the Industrial Revolution take place?
18th and 19th
20th and 21st
16th and 17th
12th and 13th
- 2. Multiple Choice
Where do most historians agree the Industrial Revolution happened first?
Germany
Australia
USA
Great Britain
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Industrial Revolution?
The use of coal as energy
The use of steam-driven machinery
The wide availability of iron
An increased use of digital technology
- 4. Multiple Choice
Between the years of 1700-1900, how much did Britain's population grow by?
200 million
2 million
20 million
200,000
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which came first?
Roads
Railways
Coal-powered factories
Canals
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a reason the industrial revolution began in Britain
Slave labour
Their empire
A vast supply of coal
Coastlines, ports and canals
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which nation was NOT part of the British Empire?
Australia
Pakistan
Mexico
South Africa
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the 'jewel in the crown' of the British Empire?
India
USA
Canada
Australia
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was the famous saying about the British Empire?
Gods shines upon her
The sun never sets on her
The greatest empire of all time
Better than the galactic empire
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was the invention which allowed a farmer to drill, plough and seed three rows of plants at a time?
Watt's Steam Engine
Jethro Tull's seed drill
The Rotherham Plough
The Spinning Jenny
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is this woman using?
A stump-jump plough
A spinning jenny
A telegraph
A steam engine
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is this invention called?
Locomotive
Telephone
Watt's Steam Engine
Water Mill
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is powering this invention? (Watt's Steam Engine)
Wood
Iron
Coal
Gas
- 14. Multiple Choice
What law meant that a lot of farm workers were essentially 'closed off' from the land they once farmed?
The Fair labour act
The Child labour act
The Enclosure Act
The Emancipation Proclamation
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is a 'cottage industry'?
A house-building industry
A large-scale, industrialised industry
A small-scale, hand-made industry
A farming concern
- 16. Multiple Choice
What occupation is this child doing?
Textile worker
Chimney sweep
Coal miner
Farmhand
- 17. Multiple Choice
What industry is this girl working in?
Coal mining
Farming
Ironworks
Textiles
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which industry was NOT commonly involving child labour?
Banking
The navy
Coal Mining
Textiles
- 19. Multiple Choice
What was the main reason that legislation against child labour took so long to pass?
Parliament was lazy
Children could not vote
Child labour was profitable
No one cared about kids
- 20. Multiple Choice
What was a 'workhouse?'
An iron factory
A place where orphans lived and worked
A church-run hostel
The centre of the textile factory
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