Industrial Revolution
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This revolution changed how goods were made and led to major urbanisation in Britain.
What is the Atlantic Slave Trade?
The trade of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic
What is the steam engine?
The invention of this machine by James Watt improved factory power and transport.
Why did Britain start transporting convicts to Australia?
To ease overcrowded prisons and establish a colony.
This 2020 Korean show about deadly children's games became a global hit on Netflix.
Squid Game
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
This revolution in farming helped support growing cities during the Industrial Revolution.
What is the Middle Passage?
This horrific journey across the ocean saw many enslaved people die before reaching the Americas. From Africa to America
What is the spinning jenny?
This invention revolutionised cloth production and led to the growth of textile factories.
Convicts were often put to work doing what kind of labour?
Building roads, farms, public works, etc.
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they
Footprint
Describe the living conditions during the Industrial Revolution
Overcrowding, poor sanitation, streets were filled with waste and sewage, pollution etc.
Who is Mahommah Baquaqua?
He was a former slave who wrote about his life and escape from slavery.
What are the contributions that convicts made to the new colonies in Australia? (Name 3)
Any of the following: Building infrastructure, Agriculture and Food Production, Skilled Trades and Crafts, Economic Growth, Expansion of Settlements, Cultural and Social Contributions
The capital of Canada.
Ottawa
Australia's largest state by area.
WA
What is "Gin Lane"
"Gin Lane" is a famous satirical artwork created in 1751 by English artist William Hogarth. It was part of a campaign to highlight the social problems caused by gin addiction in 18th-century London.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This U.S. law signed in 1863 began the process of freeing enslaved people.
Name one long-term impact of convict transportation on Australian society.
Development of infrastructure, colonial expansion, shaping national identity, etc.
The chemical name for common table salt
Sodium Chloride
This Greek god rules Mount Olympus and throws lightning bolts.
Zeus
What is urbanisation? In term of IR context
The movement of people from rural areas to cities.
Urbanisation is the rapid shift of a population from rural areas (villages and farms) into towns and cities, leading to the growth and expansion of urban centres.
What were slaves traded for in the triangular trade system?
Goods like sugar, cotton, rum, and manufactured products.
What long-term impact did resistance movements have on laws or society?
Led to reforms, abolition of slavery, and rights movements.
I’m tall when I’m young, and short when I’m old. What am I?
Candle
The process plants use to make food from sunlight.
Photosynthesis