Industrial Revolution
The century in which the Industrial Revolution begun
What is the 18th century?
This invention, created by James Watt, greatly improved the efficiency of factories during the Industrial Revolution by providing a new source of power.
What is the steam engine?
This movement, which began in the early 20th century, sought to address and rectify the injustices and impacts of colonial rule on colonised nations.
What is decolonisation?
The place slaves were held before the journey across the Atlantic
What is a slave fort?
Who were the Colonial forces in conflict with in America?
What is Britian
The name of the place where the Industrial Revolution began
What is Britain?
Many children were employed in factories during the Industrial Revolution, often in hazardous conditions. What was one common reason for employing child labour?
What is cheap labour?
This European country was known for its vast empire, which included territories in Africa, Asia, and the Americas during the 19th century.
These were transported from the Americas to Europe as part of the triangular trade system
What are raw materials?
This massacre triggered the beginning of the American war on Independence
What is the Boston Massacre?
The revolution that help lead to the Industrial Revolution
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
The age of children that would work in factories at the start of the Industrial revolution
What is 4 years old?
What are the Portuguese?
The name of the passage slave would journey across the Atlantic Ocean
What is the Middle Passage?
The apparatus used to kill king and queen of France
What is the guillotine?
This machine invented by James Hargreaves allowed one person to spin multiple threads of yarn simultaneously.
What is the Spinning Jenny?
Workers in factories during the Industrial Revolution often faced long hours and dangerous environments. What was the typical workday length for many factory workers?
What is 12-16 hours?
The nationality of the people that colonised parts of Indonesia
What are the Dutch?
These were transported and sold to Africans as part of the triangular slave trade
What are manufactured goods (weapons)
The emperor who spread ideas of liberty and freedom across Europe after the French Revolution
Who is Napoleon?
An economic system in which land, factories, and other resources are owned by individuals instead of the government
What is capitalism?
To improve their working conditions, workers began to organise and form groups. What is the name of these organisations that sought better wages and conditions?
What are trade union?
That country Columbus was born in
What is Italy?
This would occur to slaves once they arrived in the Americas
What is King Louis XVI?