Yern for the mines
True or False. Mines were safe during the industrial Revolution
False. they were the least safe job in the world at the time
Where did the all female school open in the UK in the 1840's
Portsmouth
Who invented the plane
Wright brothers
What day did factory workers get off
Sunday
True or False: Many children lost limbs and fingers in factories
True. it was dangerous work
What was the main power source for everything in the industrial revolution
Coal
What did suffragists and suffragettes both want
Rights for women
Who invented the steam engine
James Watt/Thomas Newcomen
True or false: The air inside factories was safer to breathe because the fumes were vented out of the smokestacks
False. The fumes were not vented out of the smokestacks. that was for the smoke for burning the coal. the fumes from the machines were stuck in the factory with all the workers. most were toxic to breathe
True or False: Orphans did not work in factories
False. Many orphans wanted to work in factories as it gave them food and a place to sleep.
What was the average age for a worker in coal mines during the industrial revolution
8-9 years old
What did many women resort to if their husband was killed in a factory
Prostitution
Who invented the telegraph
Samuel Morse
How many workers died in factories in the industrial revolution
35000 - 40000
True or False: Workers had time to spend with their families
False. people work at least 16 hours per day
How many workers died in the Mines during the industrial revolution
Over 70000
What was the argument used to prevent women from having rights in the industrial revolution
They could not fight in wars so there for should not get rights and they should be working in the home and not worrying about rights
who invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
What is the cottage industry
An industry where workers make stuff at home instead of factories. however it was slow and inefficent and lead to rapid urbanization
True or False: Many early factories in the usa were prone to exploding
True. I don't know why
What was the frist use of the steam engine
Who is said to be the first suffragette
Emmeline Pankhurst
In 1733 John Kay invented an improvised version of the weavers loom, what was it called
The fly shuttle
Why was it a disadvantage to be a small child working a factory
Because the factory managers would order the small children into the machines and small corners to clean them, this is often how many children lost limbs.
True or False: Hydroelectricity used in the industrial revolution
False. The first hydroelectric dam was made in 1890 and power a single street light