The Industrial Revolution and urban migration | History

Starter quiz

Match each key word with its correct definition.
- industrial
  
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  economic activity involving manufacturing of goods ✓
- mill
  
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  a factory equipped with machinery for manufacturing ✓
- urban
  
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  relating to towns and cities ✓
Write the missing word. Mills were usually located next to rivers so that they could exploit ______ power.
- 'water' ✓
What was the impact of the Bridgewater Canal on coal prices in Manchester?
- prices fell ✓
- price remained the same
- prices rose
How long did most cotton mills operate their cotton spinning machines for?
- 9 hours per day
- 12 hours per day
- 18 hours per day
- 24 hours per day ✓
Which situation is likely to lead to largest spread of disease?
- many people being distanced over an area
- few people being distanced over an area
- many people being close together in an area ✓
- few people being close together in an area
How did the use of the water frame and steam engines in cotton manufacturing affect the wages of cotton workers?
- wages increased
- wages remained the same
- wages decreased ✓