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Industrial Revolution In Britain Flashcards

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What is industralisation?

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Way in which we build new machines to produce goods for us

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When was the industrial Revolution in Britain?

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1700s

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What didn’t exist before the industrial revolution?

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Machines

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What is the aim of a machine?

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Make human lives easier, time saving etc

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What was life like before the Industrial Revolution?

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  1. Lots of people lived in countryside
  2. People farmed and grew food
  3. Cloth and textiles were hand-made.
  4. Travel was difficult since it was on foot or horseback.
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What is a textile?

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Material used to create clothing.

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How did life change once the Industrial Revolution had taken place?

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  1. Inventions/ machines made lives easier.
  2. Work that people did changes due to machines
  3. People flocked to factories to work
  4. new towns and cities were built to accommodate the factory workers
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How were the locations for the new towns/ cities chosen?

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Close to resources for the factories

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Give examples of the resources that were needed for the factories.

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Iron ore, coal - mines

Power, transport - rivers

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Why did Britain need machines. How did the workforce change?

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Slavery was abolished. As a result, the workforce’s was reduced. Machines helped ensure that the same amount of work got done with the reduce number of workers.

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What changes were caused by the Industrial Revolution in Britain?

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Social, economic and political

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How did Britain’s economy change during the Industrial Revolution?

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From agriculture to industry

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What word describes how items were produced during the Industrial Revolution?

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Mass-produced (goods made in large quantities)

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What did the Industrial Revolution mark the start of?

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Modern world

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List 5 causes of the Industrial Revolution.

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  1. Factories were built using the wealth from the Slave Trade.
  2. Changes in farming (commercial farms)
  3. Natural resources were available
  4. Changes in technology (machines)
  5. New forms of transport
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What is a commercial farm?

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Farm operated as a business

17
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What are communications?

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means of exchanging information, ideas and news

18
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Give examples of communications during 5r Industrial Revolution.

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Roads, railways, telegraphs

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What happened to the population of Britain during the Industrial Revolution?

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Grew due to more food being produced (since better farming methods on commercial farms).
Those without land moved to the cities to find jobs.

20
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What transport was used to move goods during the Industrial Revolution?

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Canals - network built to connect sea & rivers
Railway - built since locomotive was invented.
Roads - surface improved (gravel to hard surface)

21
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When was the first iron bridge built?

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1778

22
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What were bridges made from before 1778?

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Stone, wood

23
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What was the benefit of iron bridges?

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Bigger, stronger, safer

24
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What did machines do to manufacturing?

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Made it faster, cheaper, producing goods that were stronger and better made

25
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What new forms of power were used by machines?

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Steam, gas, oil and later electricity

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Name the benefits of the railways compared to the road (during Industrial Revolution).

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Faster and cheaper

27
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What is a cottage industry?

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Workshops at home

28
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What is a workshop?

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Where people made or repair things.

29
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What is urbanisation?

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The movement of people from rural areas to towns or cities.

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