Coal Mining
Before 1750, coal was mainly used for these two purposes.
What are heating homes and powering industries?
Before the Agricultural Revolution, farmers only grew enough food for themselves. What was this system called?
What is subsistence farming?
Before the Industrial Revolution, people relied on these three traditional power sources for farming, factories, and transport.
What are horse power, water power, and wind power?
Before the Industrial Revolution, where did people make textiles?
What is at home (cottage industry)?
Before steam trains, what were coal carts pulled by?
What are animals?
Before factories, where did people make cloth?
What is at home (cottage industry)?
Name one danger that coal miners faced while working underground.
What is collapsing shafts, flooding, explosive gases, or extreme heat?
What farming change involved fencing off shared land and forcing poor farmers to move to cities?
What is enclosure?
Which type of power was created by moving water wheels in rivers and streams?
What is water power?
What material was mainly produced in England before the Industrial Revolution?
What is wool?
In 1804, Richard Trevithick designed the first steam locomotive. What did it pull?
What are iron carts?
What new material became more important than wool in Britain after 1823?
What is cotton?
In 1842, a new law was passed to protect workers in coal mines. What did it do?
What is banning children under 10 from working in coal mines?
Which invention by Jethro Tull planted three rows of seeds at once and made farming five times more productive?
What is the seed drill?
Which power source became the most important during the Industrial Revolution and replaced traditional methods?
What is steam power?
Which invention by John Kay in 1733 made weaving much faster?
What is the Flying Shuttle?
Before railways, businesses used this type of water transport to move heavy goods.
What are canals?
Which invention by John Kay in 1733 made weaving faster?
What is the Flying Shuttle?
Which three new technologies helped make coal mining safer and more efficient in the 1800s?
What are the Newcomen steam pump (1800), the air pump (1807), and strong wire cables (1842)?
Name two problems with the open-field farming system before 1750.
What are one-third of the land was left unused and weeds and diseases spread easily?
Name two industries where steam power replaced traditional energy sources.
What are factories and railways (or coal mining and ships)?
Name two reasons why the demand for cotton increased after 1750.
What are (1) foreign markets wanted more cotton and (2) the population was growing?
Name two reasons why people were afraid of early steam trains.
What are (1) farmers thought cows would stop giving milk, and (2) some believed smoke would kill birds?
How did the slave trade help Britain’s cotton industry?
What is slaves worked on plantations to grow cheap cotton, making factory owners and traders very rich?
In 1700, British coal mines produced 2.5 million tons of coal. By 1800, how much coal was produced?
What is 10 million tons?
What were the four crops used in Lord Charles "Turnip" Townshend’s crop rotation system?
What are wheat, turnips, barley, and clover?
In the late 1800s, Australian cities started using gas and electricity. Which city had the first electricity company, and in what year?
What is Melbourne in 1879?
In the 1780s, textile production moved from homes to larger buildings. What were these buildings called?
What are textile factories (cotton mills)?
In 1854, which Australian city opened the first steam train service?
What is Melbourne?
In 1789, Britain imported 5 million pounds of cotton. How much did it import by 1795?
What is 11.5 million pounds?