Textiles
A part of the textile industry that was the main driver of IR.
Cotton Industry.
The original sources of power before the IR.
What was constructed to transport goods by water. This allowed more goods to be transported at a faster rate.
Canals.
The pace of life before the IR was...
Slow.
What is the term for someone who would monitor child progress in the workplace. They would beat them to work faster, etc.
Overseer.
When small amounts were produced in a household setting.
Cottage industry.
Many f=of the first textile mills were powered by this.
Water (water wheel).
An improvement of major roads going into London due to this. Also known as toll roads.
Turnpike.
What was the impact of the enclosure laws and agricultural innovation on where people lived?
Moved from rural to urban areas.
If late they would lose...
Wages
Much of the cotton was imported from here.
India
Generally used to mill grain to make flour.
Windmill.
What did the first steam powered locomotives transport?
Coal from mines.
What is the term used for long rows of joined homes that had many people living in them.
Tenements
Give two reasons why children were often used for labour.
Cheap, powerless, fit into small spaces, easily replaced.
Invented by James Hargreaves and could spin multiple threads simultaneously.
Spinning jenny.
For what industry did the first steam engine mostly benefit (the Newcomen steam engine).
Coal. Pumped surplus water out of underground mines.
Who is Daniel Ricciardo driving for in F1?
McLaren-Mercedes
Red Bull
Ferrari
McLaren-Mercedes
Why did people increasingly develop lung diseases.
Air pollution from coal.
Job title for a child who had to lean over spinning machines and re3pair broken threads.
Piecer
Edmund Cartwright developed this, which mechanised the weaving process, making it faster and more efficient.
Power loom.
Who invented the steam engine that used a flywheel to provided continuous power.
Boulton and Watt.
Increase in building of canals, as many charged a fee for the use. This was seen as economically beneficial.
Canal mania.
Disease that is caused by polluted water.
Cholera.
Title for carrying or tow trucks of coal to the surface.
Hurrier.