Question Bank Term 1

Question 1

Electricity allowed factories to stay __ to produce more goods.

Answer 1

Longer

Question 2

The first transcontinental railroad was complete in

Answer 2

1869

Question 3

The most important canal built in the United States was the

Answer 3

Eerie

Question 4

Who invented the first incandescent light bulb in 1879?

Answer 4

Thomas Edison

Question 5

Who invented safety breaks for the elevator?

Answer 5

Elisha Otis

Question 6

The darkest period of the French Revolution was called the

Answer 6

Reign of terror

Question 7

Representatives from the ____ _____ established the national Assembly.

Answer 7

Third estate

Question 8

At thr young age of 24 he was promoted to the position of brigadier general who was he?

Answer 8

Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 9

Who invented the electric bulb

Answer 9

Thomas Edison

Question 10

List any four features of a factory system

Answer 10

• Centralised workspace
• Division of labour
• Unskilled workers
• Standardized parts

Question 11

What was there before the factory system?

Answer 11

The work was generally performed at a small workshop or at home.

Question 12

Who invented the steam engine and when?

Answer 12

James Watt invented the steam engine in the late 1800s.

Question 13

What is the French Revolution?

Answer 13

The French revolution was a period in France when the people overthrow thr monarchy and took control of the government.

Question 14

Why were the people of France upset with the rulers?

Answer 14

Debt and taxes: The king had borrowed heavily to maintain a lavish lifestyle. Higher taxes angered the common people, especially since the nobles didn’t have to pay their share.

Famine and bread prices: France was experiencing famine st the time. The common people mostly ate bread to survive. However, the cost of bread sky rocketed and the people were hungry and starving.

Question 15

What was the Bastille?

Answer 15

The bastille was a fortress built in the late 1300s to perfect Paris during the hundred years war.

Question 16

Define a topographical map

Answer 16

Topographical maps help you to visualize the shape of the ground in a region.

Question 17

what is a contour line in a topographical map?

Answer 17

Contour lines are used to represent the elevation of terrain on a topographical map and therfore represent the shape of the land.

Question 18

Beliefs in the idea of the enlightenment and discontent within the third estate were cause of the

Answer 18

Industrial Revolution

Question 19

What is meant by Industrial revolution?

Answer 19

Industrial revolution was a radical transformation which changed the entire economy of the 18th century England.

Question 20

During Industrial revolution, how did the rural economy undergo transformation?

Answer 20

With the increase of the population and under employment or no employment it forced many to look for work in the towns.
Rural life changed during the industrial revolution with the construction of factories all around the country, and advances in machinery people were moving away from villages to seek employment.

Question 21

Discuss the living conditions for workersvin the industrial revolution

Answer 21

Within the working class living conditions were very bad indeed in the early 19th Century. 
Poor living conditions were due to insufficient planning, bad housing, poor sewerage disposal, inadequate water supplies and diseases.