The Industrial Revolution
Workhouses
100

People worked in factories

Where did people work ?


200

There were not enough houses for the workers and their families.

What was the main problem in the cities ?  

300

In the middle of 19th century, the majority of the population lived in towns and cities.

Where did the majority of population live in the middle of 19th century ?

400

At the beginning of the 19th, the majority of the population lived in the countryside.

Where did the majority of the population live at the beginning of the 19th century ?

500

Henry Bessemer invented a method for converting metal into steel .

What did Henry Bessemer invent? 

500

Thomas Barnardo was a doctor who felt that workhouses were the wrong places for children and set up children's homes

Who was Thomas Barnardo?