The Queen
How old was Queen Victoria when she started ruling?
18
Major event that created jobs and increased wealth.
Industrial Revolution
Where did the Great Famine take place?
Ireland
In what area of London were Jack the Ripper's murders committed?
WhiteChapel
Which novel describes the life of a poor child ?
OLiver Twist
How old was Queen Victoria when she died?
81 years old
Thomas Edison improved on this invention that brightened the lives of many in 1882
light bulb
What became known as the world's first fair ?
The Great Exhibition
What was called the Great Evil ?
Prostitution
Children working to support their family was a huge problem in the Victorian Era.
Child Labour
How many children did she have ?
9
What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
Telephone
What book challenged the traditional views of the church about the beginning of life ?
Origin of Species
What was common when somebody died ?
Death photography
When was the first law passed that stated that all Victorian children must go to school
1880
Who was Victoria married to?
Prince Albert
Steam was used to power what? Name 2
power factory machinery, ships and trains.
What movement tried to introduce more political justice ?
The Chartist movement
Who is the founder of modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
Name three places where children were sent to work
mines, factories and chimney sweepers
What happened in 1876 ?
Queen Victoria was crowned Empress of India
It was invented in 1850 by Isaac Singer.
the sewing machine
What two major reforms took place during this era?
Free public education and child labor laws.
Where poor women, men, and children were given work, food, and shelter. But these places gave you tasteless food, a uniform that identified you as a "poor" person, and often as a child you could get "hired out" ( Sold) to a mine.
Worhouse