Innovations
What is the name of the machine that spun multiple threads at the same time
The spinning Jenny
What was the Peterloo massacre named after?
The Battle of Waterloo
True or false, the working class of the Industrial Revolution lived comfortably
False
Why did many people move from rural areas to cities?
Machines replaced hand labour so there was a large demand for factory workers
What did the flying shuttle helped with doing?
Weaving threads
What did Karl Marx introduce the idea of?
communism
Kids were taken from orphanages to do what?
To work in factories
What happened when the man of the family couldn’t provide for the family
Women and children were forced into low paying jobs
True or false, was the Newcomen steam engine used for powering trains?
False
True or false, only men that earned 40 shillings a year could vote.
True
What was the name of the organisation that fought for women’s rights
The Women’s Political and Social Union
Who was the inventor of the water frame?
Richard Arkwright
What year did child labour laws begin?
1833
approximately how long did children work per day?
12 to 16 hours
true or false, were women allowed to vote in 1913 in Manchester.
False, 1918
What decade was the cotton gin invented?
1790