Individuals and Societies Year 4 Name: _____________________________

Industrial Revolution Quiz

Study Guide

You need to understand the following terms:

Revolution Child Labour Economy Capitalist

Industry Supply and Cottage Industry Steam Engine

Demand

Spinning Jenny Locomotive Factories The Factory Acts

Labour Unions Triangular Trade The British Empire Mechanization

Innovation Telegraph Globalization Roads

You will need to understand the following concepts:

1. What makes something a “revolution”?

2. Why is this time period called a “revolution”? What changed?
3. The inventions that were created during the Industrial Revolution and how they
impacted society.
4. What the role of the railway was during the Industrial Revolution.
5. How transportation changed during the Industrial Revolution.
6. How the Industrial Revolution changed British society and the way people lived.
7. What working conditions were like for people that worked in factories during the
Industrial Revolution.
8. What people's lives were like living in cities during this time period. Why did
people move from the countryside to the cities?
9. How the British Empire played a part and benefitted from the Industrial
Revolution.
10. How triangular trade worked for the British Empire.
11. How to analyze a political cartoon.