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History
The Industrial Revolution: did industrialisation revolutionise people's lives?

Starter quiz

  • Match each keyword with its correct definition.
    • agricultural
      ⇔
      the work of growing crops and looking after animals ✓
    • industrial
      ⇔
      economic activity related to the manufacturing of goods ✓
    • urban
      ⇔
      related to towns and cities ✓
    • rural
      ⇔
      related to areas in the countryside ✓
  • Write the missing word. During the Industrial Revolution, migration meant that a growing amount of Britain's population lived in ______ areas.
    • 'urban' ✓
  • What did Richard Arkrwight invent?
    • crop rotation
    • land drainage techniques
    • steam engine
    • water frame  ✓
  • Write the missing word. Overcrowding and unsanitary housing increased the spread of ______ in industrial cities.
    • 'disease' ✓
  • Which statement is most accurate?
    • The Great Reform Act abolished monarchy in Britain
    • The Great Reform Act abolished the property qualification in Britain
    • The Great Reform Act abolished rotten boroughs in Britain  ✓
    • The Great Reform Act abolished the House of Lords in Britain
  • Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
    • 1
      ⇔
      steam engines first developed
    • 2
      ⇔
      Bridgewater Canal built to supply Manchester with coal
    • 3
      ⇔
      Peterloo Massacre
    • 4
      ⇔
      Great Reform Act gives Manchester its own MPs
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