Indust rev quiz

Question 0

WHat were the very first steam engines like?

Answer 0

bad and inefficient, they acted as pumps

Question 1

When did steam engines come about comercially?

Answer 1

Beginning of the Industrial revolution, 1780’s

Question 2

What did the first factories come from?

Answer 2

the cottage industry or putting out system

Question 3

Why is the Crystal Palace significant?

Answer 3

It showed England’s industrial and economic power

Question 4

What was Engles line in conditions of working class?

Answer 4

I charge the middle class with whole sale robbery and murder

Question 5

What did the factory act establish for kids?

Answer 5

8 and under could not be hired

9-13 eight hour day

14-18 twelve hour day

Question 6

steam pump

Answer 6

Tomas Savory and Thomas Newcomen (1689) (1705)

Question 7

steam engine

Answer 7

James Watt

Question 8

Flying shuttle

Answer 8

John Kay (1733)

Question 9

spinning Jenny

Answer 9

Hargreaves (1765)

Question 10

Water frame

Answer 10

Arkwright (1769)

Question 11

Spinning Mule

Answer 11

Compton

Question 12

Who invented the puddling furnace

Answer 12

Henry Colt

Question 13

What did England use before coal, and effect affect did this have?

Answer 13

Woad, resulted in widespread deforestation

Question 14

What happened to the condition of workers after the height of the revolution or 1850’s?

Answer 14

Workers conditions improved, most problems were worked out through reform

Question 15

What classes did the colt of domesticity effect?

Answer 15

The lower and middle class, because the upper class women were already at home

Question 16

Why was child labor perpetuated during revolution?

Answer 16

Parents wanted to keep the family together so they took them to work

Question 17

How did wages and consumption increase from 1820-1850?

Answer 17

increased by 50%

Question 18

Differences between England industrialization and rest of continent?

Answer 18

EASTERN EUROPE and RUSSIA- borrowed british techology, craftsemen and capital
-they used their strong centralized government and banking to promote native industry
BELGIUM; constructed national railroad to stimulate heavy industry, made newly organized banks that took riskier investments and invested in growing businesses
Other countries had support of gov that stimulated industry, combined with industries to build railroads