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Year 9 History · The Industrial Revolution

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
- ☐ (a) France
- ☐ (b) Britain
- ☐ (c) China
- ☐ (d) Australia
2. Which resource was most important for powering steam engines?
- ☐ (a) Coal
- ☐ (b) Wool
- ☐ (c) Gold
- ☐ (d) Cotton
3. What is urbanisation?
- ☐ (a) Building farms
- ☐ (b) Planting forests
- ☐ (c) The growth of towns and cities
- ☐ (d) Making goods by hand
4. What did Britain's Factory Act of 1833 do?
- ☐ (a) Banned all factories
- ☐ (b) Abolished trade unions
- ☐ (c) Built the first railway
- ☐ (d) Restricted child labour in textile mills
5. How did industrialisation in Britain affect Australia?
- ☐ (a) It increased demand for Australian wool
- ☐ (b) It ended all farming in Australia
- ☐ (c) It stopped migration
- ☐ (d) It had no effect
6. Which inventor is known for improving the steam engine? (surname)
7. An organisation of workers that protects their rights is a trade ____.
8. In what year did the Liverpool and Manchester Railway open?

Answer sheet

1. Britain — It began in Britain in the late 1700s.
2. Coal — Coal fuelled steam engines.
3. The growth of towns and cities — Urbanisation is the growth of urban areas.
4. Restricted child labour in textile mills — It limited children's working hours and introduced inspectors.
5. It increased demand for Australian wool — Demand for wool drove pastoral expansion in the colonies.
6. Watt — James Watt patented his improved steam engine in 1769.
7. union — Trade unions campaigned for better conditions.
8. 1830 — It opened in 1830.