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Sheffield is most associated with steel making, particularly cutlery.

The Industrial Revolution 03

Factories, mines, and workshops needed cheap workers. This KS3 History quiz looks at child labour in the Industrial Revolution and why people campaigned to change the law.

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Fascinating Fact:

Child labour was common, and children might work in mills, mines, or as chimney sweeps, leading to later campaigns for factory laws.

In KS3 History, you study how the Industrial Revolution changed work and daily life. Children often worked long hours in dangerous places, which led reformers to demand new factory laws.

Key Terms

Child labour: When children are employed to work, often for low pay and in poor or dangerous conditions.
Factory: A large building where goods are made using machines and many workers.
Reform: A change made to improve laws, working conditions, or society.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What was child labour in the Industrial Revolution?

Child labour in the Industrial Revolution meant boys and girls working in factories, mines, and workshops, often for long hours, low wages, and with very little protection or rest.

Why did factory owners employ children in mills and mines?

Factory owners employed children because they could pay them less, their small size suited certain jobs, and families were poor, so parents often needed extra income from their children’s work.

Which laws helped improve conditions for child workers?

Factory Acts and the Mines Act in the nineteenth century set rules on working hours, ages, and safety. These laws gradually reduced the use of child labour in Britain.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Who usually crawled under a jammed machine?

Children

Factory owners

Men

Women

Very dangerous - machines were often still running

2 .

Those who smashed factory machinery were called what?

Doleites

Hittites

Luddites

Mabbites

They were mainly unemployed skilled workers who were concerned about the loss of skills within the textile industry

3 .

In the early 18^th century, who began making cast iron?

Abraham Darby

Adam Lester

Moses Carlisle

Noah Durham

He used coke instead of charcoal

4 .

Which of the following cities is most associated with steel making?

Bristol

Edinburgh

Manchester

Sheffield

Especially stainless steel, particularly cutlery

5 .

James Watt improved whose steam engine in the 1760s?

Terence Newgate

Thomas Newcomen

Timothy Newland

Tom Newsome

Newcomen's was the first really practical working steam engine

6 .

Which factory owner financed James Watt's work?

James Nasmyth

Lionel French

Matthew Boulton

Thomas Savery

He was a Birmingham businessman

7 .

Iron and steel making required what form of coal?

Anthracite

Bituminous coal

Coke

Lignite

This was made by heating coal in the absence of air

8 .

In the 1850s who developed a steelmaking process?

David Fitzsimmons

Henry Bessemer

Henry Cort

John Neilson

Steel was less brittle than wrought iron

9 .

Edmund Cartwright's invention caused unemployment for which workers?

Cloth dyers

Hand-loom weavers

Sheep shearers

Wool sorters

His power loom was driven by steam engines

10 .

Cast iron that could be shaped by bending or hammering was called what?

Distressed iron

Pressed iron

Wrought iron

Wrung iron

Stronger than cast iron - used for tools and machines but it was only made in small quantities and was therefore very expensive

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - The Industrial Revolution

Author: Jan Crompton (KS3 Geography & History Teacher, Professional Quiz Writer)

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