The Industrial Revolution

Question 1

How did transport change during the industrial revolution?

Answer 1

It changed from horse and cart to steam train.

Question 2

What happened to cities during the Industrial revolution?

Answer 2

They grew a lot due to producing lots of materials.

Question 3

What happened to voting rights during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 3

Any man could vote rather than just land owners.

Question 4

What happened to the population from 1750-1900?

Answer 4

In 1750, 80% of people lived in the countryside whereas in 1900, 80% of people lived in cities.

Question 5

By 1900, what was the most common job to have?

Answer 5

Working in a factory.

Question 6

Define industrial revolution.

Answer 6

A huge change in how me make things.

Question 7

How do bad harvests affect the standard of living?

Answer 7

They can cause famines and lack of money for farmers.

Question 8

Name three things child workers did in factories.

Answer 8

Clean machinery
Pass cotton to adults
Reach under machinery to repair it 
Bring new baskets of cotton
Sweep cotton off the floor

Question 9

Name two reasons why people thought child labour was ok.

Answer 9

The kids got paid
They were cheap to employ
They could do things adults couldn’t
They were seen lucky to have jobs.

Question 10

Name two reason why people thought child labour was not ok.

Answer 10

They needed education
They could get hurt
They worked in bad conditions
Long hours 
Abused if they didn’t work enough

Question 11

True or false, children were treated nicely in Victorian schools?

Answer 11

False-they were often mocked and ridiculed by teachers and students.

Question 12

What is a philanthropist?

Answer 12

Someone who seeks to promote the welfare of others often by donations large sums to money to those in need.

Question 13

Name a Victorian philanthropist.

Answer 13

Lever, Rowntree or Cadbury

Question 14

What did Victorian philanthropists do for their workers?

Answer 14

They built garden villages for their workers so they could live in clean, good conditions.

Question 15

Name three problems in industrial towns.

Answer 15

Diseases spread quickly 
Poor hygiene 
Dirt
Not much space
Vermin
No clean water 
Air pollution
Sewage 
Over population

Question 16

Did working class men outlive gentlemen?

Answer 16

No they, on average died 17 years earlier.

Question 17

What was the Peterloo Massacre?

Answer 17

Some Victorians campaigned for liberty and universal suffrage however they were attacked by police and 140 injured and 15 died.

Question 18

How did the working class get change?

Answer 18

They formed a group called the Chartists, who created a charter for the government to create law.

Question 19

What were 2 points on their charter?

Answer 19

Vote for every 21 year old man 
Secret ballot
No property qualifications 
MPs should be paid 
Equal constituencies 
Annual elections

Question 20

Name two common factors of all Jack the Rippers victims.

Answer 20

All under the influence of alcohol 
All women 
All didn’t have a stable family
Many lived in lodging houses
Many were accused of being prostitutes

Question 21

What was a workhouse?

Answer 21

A place where poor victorians went to live in exchange for manual labour.

Question 22

Why did many people become homeless rather than going to workhouses?

Answer 22

It was seen as embarrassing to have to go to one and people were ridiculed for it.