economic activity related to the manufacturing and production of goods

in this context, when resources are exploited this means they have been used by people for some benefit

a mill is a factory equipped with machinery for manufacturing

a textile worker is someone who is involved in the manufacturing of cloths and fabrics

a canal is an artificial waterway cut through land for the passage of boats

Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

History

The Agricultural Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and urban migration

Political radicals and the Peterloo Massacre

Calls for reform and the 1832 Great Reform Act

The Industrial Revolution and change in Britain

In this unit, pupils examined how industrialisation transformed lives, the empire and its global influence. In 'The British Empire: how far was it transformed in the mid-nineteenth century?', pupils look at the transformation of the British Empire during the height of the industrial period.

In ‘The British Empire: why did it grow in the 17th and 18th centuries?’, pupils explored the expansion of the Empire and the factors driving its growth. This unit builds on that by examining how industrialisation during the Industrial Revolution transformed people’s lives, including its impact on the empire and its global influence.

In this unit, pupils learn about the changes to life brought about by the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions. They learn about calls for political reform and how this led to the 1832 Great Reform Act. Pupils end the unit by considering how much the Industrial Revolution changed people's lives.

The Industrial Revolution: did industrialisation revolutionise people's lives?

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

work of growing crops and looking after animals for food

work involving the manufacturing of goods

a factory equipped with machinery for manufacturing

a manmade waterway cut through land for the passage of boats

Match each keyword with its correct definition.

What geographical feature was most cotton mills built next to during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution?

The {{}} industry was one of the first to begin adopting the inventions of the Industrial Revolution on a large scale.

What was the main purpose of the Bridgewater Canal?

most cotton manufacturing took place in peoples own homes

most cotton manufacturing took place in mills located next to rivers

many cotton mills moved closer to large towns and cities like Manchester

Starting with the earliest, sort the following stages in the development of the cotton industry into chronological order.

most workers gained more freedom over how they completed their work

many new groups of people were employed to operate machines

many workers in mills received higher wages than cotton workers were paid before

machines got rid of the need for workers in the cotton industry

Which conclusion would historians be most justified in making about the impact of the Industrial Revolution on work in the cotton industry?

The rapid improvements in the productivity of English farming in the 17th and 18th centuries are described as part of the Agricultural {{}}.

What was 'night soil' used for to improve agriculture?

Which type of agricultural improvement was Charles Townshend (also known as Turnip Townshend) associated with?

In 1700, roughly 20% of English arable land was left {{}}.

increase in the proportion of land left fallow

decrease in profits of major landowners in the Fens

Which of the following consequences was most likely to occur after the drainage of the Fens?

investments in other, non-agricultural, types of businesses rose

the population of Britain shrunk as a result of migration

common food items like bread became more expensive

Which outcome was more likely as a result of the Agricultural Revolution?

Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

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