Industrial REVOLUTION

Question 1

What was the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

The Industrial Revolution was a group of small revolutions that improved everyday life in England.

Question 2

What were the dangers of going on highways?

Answer 2

You could get robbed, killed, or lost.

Question 3

What was the Rainhill Trials?

Answer 3

A competition to decide the best train for passengers

Question 4

What locomotive won the Rainhill Trials?

Answer 4

The Stephensons Rocket, it could go up to 30MPJ

Question 5

What happened on the opening day of the Rocket?

Answer 5

Member of Parliament, William Huskisson, was ran over by the train

Question 6

What year were the Rainhill Trials?

Answer 6

1729

Question 7

Why was standard time established in England?

Answer 7

Standard time was used because it was hard to change your clocks every time you travelled since it was now very quick to go to places, it was confusing to read time tables for trains and people often missed meetings or important events.

Question 8

What was used before trains but after highways?

Answer 8

James Brindley invented canals.

Question 9

Name 4 of the mini revolutions.

Answer 9

1. Energy Revolution - using coal instead of wood
2. Transport Revolution - changing from highways to canals and trains
3. Technology Revolution - new machines were invented that were faster than manual labour.
4. Consumer revolution - people bought new clothes instead of fixing their own due to mass production