Inventions
What is the purpose of the cotton gin?
a) Separate cotton fibres from their seeds
b) For workers to drink on the weekends
c) Automatically spin cloth from cotton
a) Separate cotton fibres from their seeds
What were the Land Enclosure Acts in Britain?
a) Everyone began to share their farms
b) Common farms were separated and fenced off
c) Drama games were performed about different types of land
b) Common farms were separated and fenced off
What was a reason for European expansion between 1750 and 1900?
a) To spread their way of comedy
b) Access to different schools and universities
c) Access to raw materials
c) Access to raw materials
Which of the following was NOT a raw material accessed during British expansion?
a) Tea
b) Rubber
c) Clothing
c) Clothing
Who of the following is NOT a known inventor during the Industrial Revolution?
a) Richard James
b) Samuel Morse
c) James Watt
a) Richard James
When was the water frame invented?
a) 1900
b) 1769
c) 1821
d) 1701
b) 1769
What is crop rotation?
a) A spinning wheel with different crops
b) Planting tomatoes, potatoes, and carrots in sequence
c) Practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same plot of land
d) Allowing the land to be fallow for a period to rejunevate the soil
c) Practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same plot of land
What year did the East India Company take military and political control over India?
a) 1801
b) 1757
c) 1599
d) 1652
b) 1757
Where was rubber mostly accessed from during British expansion?
a) Malaysia
b) India
c) Australia
d) New Zealand
a) Malaysia
What did Richard Arkwright invent?
a) ChatGPT
b) Telephone
c) Water Frame
d) Jacquard Loom
c) Water Frame
What is the steam engine used for?
To power factories, trains, and ships.
What is selective breeding?
Individuals with desired traits are mated to increase the frequency of those traits in a population
Name a possible impact of colonisation
Cultural impacts, introduction of disease, exploitation of resources, or any approved by teacher.
Name a raw material accessed from India.
Tea, cotton, jute
Who invented the spinning jenny?
a) James Hargreaves
b) Samuel Morse
c) Eli Whitney
d) James Watt
a) James Hargreaves
How did the steam engine contribute to the Industrial Revolution?
Increased production of goods and effective transportation.
Why was the Agricultural Revolution important for the Industrial Revolution?
Increased food production and freed workers to move to cities and work in factories
How did British expansion link to the Industrial Revolution?
British expansion provided raw materials, markets, and wealth that helped fuel the Industrial Revolution.
What raw material (from last week's slideshow) was accessed from Australia?
Wool
Who invented the steam engine?
James Watt
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel Morse
Name 3 of the 4 crops used in the Norfolk four-course system
Wheat, Turnips, Barley, Clover/Ryegrass
What country was colonised in 1840?
New Zealand
What year was the East India Company established?
1600
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney