Empire and Enslavement
Which country had the largest empire in the world during the 19th century?
Britain
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Britain
Which country did the American colonies fight to gain independence from?
Britain
What is the name of the more 'humane' method of execution used in the Terror?
Guillotine
What is the most haunted prison in the world?
Shepton Mallet
What was the name of the trade route that carried enslaved Africans to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
What is the name for a man-made river (that people used in the industrial period to transport goods)
A canal
What document announced the American colonies’ independence in 1776?
The Declaration of Independence
Who was the controversial queen of France who famously loved expensive clothes and jewellery?
Marie Antoinette
Who won the past 4 F1 world championships
Max Verstappen
Name one major resource or product that Britain extracted from its colony India during the British Empire.
Cotton, tea, spices, cloves, etc
What natural resource 'fuelled' the Industrial Revolution
Which American colony was the first?
Virginia
Which estate were the nobles?
Second Estate
What is the name of Miss Houlihan's favourite king?
Frederick the Great
The British Empire is the Empire where the sun...
... never sets.
Who was the monarch for the majority of the Industrial period (1800s)
Queen Victoria
Which country gave America the statue of liberty?
France
Who was the leader of the 'Public Safety Committee' during the Terror?
Jacques Robespierre
What year was the Battle of Hastings
1066
How did brave African Americans like Harriet Tubman help enslaved people escape to the north and/or Canada?
Through the underground railroad
Who was the name of the fictitious Victorian entrepreneur from our Active History game?
Horatio Ramsbottom
What was the name of the 1803 land purchase that doubled the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase
In which year did the French Revolution begin?
1789
What is the name of the famous, 4 foot tall Quaker from the industrial period who fought for the abolition of slavery
Little Benjamin