Industrial Revolution

Question 1

When did the industrial revolution take place?

Answer 1

1780-1830

Question 2

What were some agricultural changes in Britain?

Answer 2

• agriculture doubled in produce because of selective breeding for sheep; four-course rotation of crops; new methods written about; modern ‘patchwork’ of enclosed fields created
• increased machinery so fewer farm workers

Question 3

What would have happen without the agricultural revolution?

Answer 3

The growing population of Britain would have been starved and the industrial revolution would have been stifled.

Question 4

What were some transport changes in Britain?

Answer 4

• great improvement for roads, trains, canals
• Turnpike trusts set up: charge a toll for using road and maintain road
• roads much better than mud roads before where carriages would get stuck
• quicker to transport goods
• canals popular in 1790s - £20m invested - good for transporting bulky goods
• first railway built in 1825 - very popular - £2bn invested
• less unemployment - work at railways
• fruit became more common because could be transported before rotten

Question 5

What were some industrial changes in Britain?

Answer 5

• many advancements in textiles, iron and steel production, coal and steam power
• factories for cotton and other goods set up
• Richard Arkwright set up first factories, powered by mills
• coal mines with steam power built - very dangerous