The Industrial Revolution Flashcards
What are the estimated start and finish dates of the Industrial Revolution
1760-1840
What happened to englands population during the Industrial Revolution
It had a huge boom and increase
What was the name of the system when you work in your home
Cottage industry
What was it called when you worked in factory communally
Factory system
Name three machines used in the Industrial Revolution
The spinning jenny, the steam engine and dynamo
What did Alexander Graham bell invent in 1896
The telephone
What are 3 inventions that Isambard Kindom Brunel made
The steam-powered boat, the great western railway and the suspension bridge
Why is Richard Arkwright associated with the Industrial Revolution
He developed the spinning frame
What was positioned at the end of street of workers’ housing that all families shared
Toilets
The outbreak of which disease many people to die in London in the 1858’s
Cholera
Name 3 diseases that killed people in the Industrial Revolution
Cholera, typhoid and tuberculosis
3 problems with the living conditions in the Industrial Revolution
Overcrowding, dirty streets (filled with poo) and severe poverty
What are 3 developments with transport in the Industrial Revolution
Roads, railways and canals were made
What were 3 problems with working conditions in the Industrial Revolution
Long hours of work, low wages that barely covered the cost of living and dirty conditions around workplaces
2 ways in which life or work improved in Britain as a result of the transport revolution.
You could get to places quicker and major more money, materials could be transported quicker to and from places earning more money
