A global power: The Industrial Revolution, Richard Arkwright, Sake Dean Mahomet

Question 1

What was the biggest source of employment in Britain before the 18th Century?

Answer 1

Agriculture

Question 2

What is a “cottage industry”?

Answer 2

A business or manufacturing activity carried on in people’s homes.

Question 3

What type of cottage industry might you have found in Britain before the 18th Century?

Answer 3

Cloth and Lace making

Question 4

What characterises the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 4

A rapid development of industry

Question 5

When did Britain go through the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 5

18th and 19th Century

Question 6

In what way does Britain’s Industrial Revolution stand out when compared to other countries?

Answer 6

Britain was the first to industrialise in a large scale

Question 7

What 2 developments made the Industrial Revolution possible?

Answer 7

Development of steam power

And machinery

Question 8

Name 2 types of production that benefited from mechanisation during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 8

Manufacturing

Agriculture

Question 9

What did mechanisation during the Industrial Revolution result in?

Answer 9

Increased efficiency

Increased production

Question 10

What raw material was required to power factories during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 10

Coal

Question 11

What type of population movement was observed during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 11

People moved out of the countryside into cities

Question 12

Why did people move out of the countryside into cities during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 12

To get work in mining and manufacturing industries

Question 13

Which process was developed allowing mass production of steel?

Answer 13

The Bessemer process

Question 14

Which 2 industries were able to develop thanks to the mass production of steel?

Answer 14

Shipbuilding

Railways

Question 15

What did Richard Arkwright originally train and work as?

Answer 15

A barber

Question 16

What skills did Richard Arkwright have from his work as a barber?

Answer 16

Dye hair

Make wigs

Question 17

What did Richard Arkwright start working in after being a barber?

Answer 17

Textiles

Question 18

Why did Richard Arkwright switch from barber to working in textiles?

Answer 18

Wigs had become less popular

Question 19

What is “carding” in textile?

Answer 19

The process of preparing fibres

For spinning into yarn and fabric

Question 20

What machine did Richard Arkwright successfully improve?

Answer 20

The carding machine

Question 21

Richard Arkwright developed horse-driven spinning mills that used only one machine.

What did he switch to, to power the machines?

Answer 21

The steam engine

Question 22

What is Richard Arkwright particularly remembered for?

Answer 22

The way he ran his factories:

• Efficient
• Profitable

Question 23

What transport network was developed during the Industrial Revolution to move raw materials and manufactured goods to towns, cities and ports?

Answer 23

Canals

Question 24

Where were canals particularly built during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 24

New industrial areas

In the middle and north of England

Question 25

What were working conditions like during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 25

**Very poor** conditions Forced to work **long hours** In **dangerous** situations

Question 26

What legal protections did employees have during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 26

None ## Footnote **No laws** protecting employees.

Question 27

Did children work during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 27

Yes

Question 28

Which captain mapped the coast of Australia in the 18th Century?

Answer 28

Captain James Cook

Question 29

When were the first British colonies settled in Australia?

Answer 29

18th Century 1788 January 26 On January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia.

Question 30

When did Britain gain control of Canada?

Answer 30

18th Century 1763 In 1763, France ceded Canada to England through the **Treaty of Paris**. Now England controlled all of Canada.

Question 31

What was the East India company originally set-up to do?

Answer 31

Trade with East and Southeast Asia and India

Question 32

Which country did the East India Company gain control of large parts of in the 18th Century?

Answer 32

India ## Footnote The company **became involved in politics** and **acted as an agent of British imperialism** in India from the early 18th century to the mid-19th century.

Question 33

In the 18th Century, from where was Britain importing **sugar and tabacoo**?

Answer 33

North America West Indies

Question 34

Britain started colonising Australia in the 18th Century? Where else did it start colonising around then?

Answer 34

Southern Africa

Question 35

In the 18th Century, from where was Britain importing **textiles, tea and spices**?

Answer 35

India Indonesia Indonesia was know and the Dutch/Netherland East Indies back then

Question 36

With which country did Britain find itself in conflict over trade and overseas settlements?

Answer 36

France

Question 37

Why did **Britain** find itself in conflict with **France** over trade and settlements?

Answer 37

Both were expanding and trading in a similar way

Question 38

What is Sake Dean Mahomet famous for?

Answer 38

Opening the first curry house in Britain ## Footnote 1810 - London, George St. - The Hindoostane Coffee House

Question 39

Who opened the first curry house in Britain?

Answer 39

Sake Dean Mahomet

Question 40

When was the first curry house opened in Britain?

Answer 40

19th Century 1810

Question 41

Where was the first curry house opened in Britain?

Answer 41

London George Street

Question 42

What was the first curry house in Britain called?

Answer 42

The Hindoostane Coffee House

Question 43

**Where** was Sake Dean Mahomet born?

Answer 43

The Bengal region of India

Question 44

What year did Sake Dean Mahomet arrive in Britain?

Answer 44

18th Century 1782

Question 45

Where did Sake Dean Mahomet meet Jane Daly?

Answer 45

Ireland

Question 46

When did Sake Dean Mahomet elope with Jane Daly?

Answer 46

18th Century 1786

Question 47

As well as curry house, what did Sake Dean Mahomet and Jane Daly introduce in Britain?

Answer 47

Shampooing: The Indian art of head massage