Cause and Effects
The Agricultural Revolution would lead to an increase in what?
Food Supply/ Food Surplus
New Inventions such as the Iron plow, and Seed drill would lead to what revolution?
Agricultural Revolution
What was one of the causes for the rapid spread of disease during the IR?
Cramped living conditions, No sanitation/ Hygiene, Contaminated Water ETC.
What made the factories dangerous for workers during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution?
Child Labor, Open Machines, Moving parts, Cramped, Unsanitary
Whom would business owners prefer to hire in the early stages of the Industrial Revolution and why?
Children because they did not have to pay them nearly as much as women and especially men
The Industrial Revolution happened in Great Britain first, Due to a abundance of _______________ which would allow them to create goods and power factories.
Natural Resources
What invention would allow for factories to move away from rivers and no longer use the water wheel to power machines?
Watt Steam Engine
This event was caused by the contamination of the Thames River and would cause a famous event where the river would start to bake?
The Great Stink of 1858
Due to the lack of proper ventilation in cotton mills and coal mines what was a common side effect from breathing in this air?
Black lung or cotton lung
In order to reduce the wealth gap that was created during the Industrial Revolution what social class needed to be created and strengthened?
The Middle Class
Why was the population increase important during the early stages of Industrial Revolution?
So there would be enough workers for the newly created factories
What effect did the creation and expansion of farming technology such as the iron plow and seed drill have on the towns and cities of Great Britain?
Reduced the amount of people working on the farm which would cause people to move to towns and cities for jobs
What was the most prominent disease during the IR in London? nicknamed King
Cholera
Eventually child labor laws such as the Factory Acts of 1833 were passed restricting working age and hours. What was the first age restriction set in Britain during the Industrial Revolution?
age of 9
The invention of the steam locomotive would have what impact on business and society in Britain?
Would allow for the easier transportation of goods and resources, lower cost of goods, and eventually be used as public transportation.
In the beginning of the Industrial Revolution businessmen built quick and cheap housing for the growing population of workers. They would house multiple families and share walls what were these houses called?
Tenement Housing
What was one new invention that would be used in textile Industry?
Flying shuttle, Spinning Mule, Power Loom, Water Frame
Which disease during the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain was considered the greatest killer during a 50-year period in the 1800s when 1/3 of all deaths were related to the disease?
Tuberculosis (TB)
In order to achieve improved working conditions large groups of workers from a similar trade would join together to form?
Labor Unions
What Industry would drastically decline due to the efficiency of machines like the power loom? Hint was previously done by hand by mostly women and children
Cottage Industry
One reason that would allow for the Industrial Revolution to happen in G.B first was pre established institutions that would help investors, and entrepreneurs start their businesses. What were these institutions?
Pre Established Financial Institutions/Central Banks
What was the first public railway used to transport people? Hint was on your list of inventions!
Stockton and Darlington railway
At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution how did British society believe disease was spread? Hint: the poisonous air and smells were called what?
Miasmas
When union representatives meet with the employer(s) to negotiate contracts the process was called? Hint would try to improve working conditions during the IR
Collective Bargaining
At the beginning of factory work and before labor unions how much were women paid for a weeks’ worth of work in Great Britain?
5-7 Shillings