KS3 the industrial revolution

History Quiz - The Industrial Revolution 04 (Questions)

Factories, machines and booming cities changed Britain forever. This KS3 History quiz explores how the Industrial Revolution brought wealth, power, overcrowding, pollution and disease.

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Fascinating Fact:

The Industrial Revolution helped Britain become a leading world power, but it also created problems such as pollution, overcrowded housing, and disease in rapidly growing towns.

In KS3 History, you look at how the Industrial Revolution transformed Britain’s economy and society. New industries and trade brought wealth, but many town dwellers faced dirt, noise, and unhealthy living conditions.

Key Terms

Industrial Revolution: A period when factories, machines, and new technologies changed how goods were made and how people worked.
Urbanisation: The rapid growth of towns and cities as people moved from the countryside to find work.
Public health: Measures taken to protect the health of people in a community, such as clean water and sewage systems.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What were the main effects of the Industrial Revolution on Britain?

The Industrial Revolution made Britain richer and more powerful by increasing production and trade. It also caused rapid urban growth, changes in work, and new social and political ideas.

How did the Industrial Revolution help Britain become a world power?

Britain’s factories produced large amounts of goods that could be sold worldwide. Strong industries, improved transport, and a growing empire gave Britain great economic and military strength.

What problems did industrialisation create in towns and cities?

Industrialisation led to overcrowded housing, polluted air and water, frequent disease outbreaks, and poor working conditions. Governments later introduced reforms to improve health and housing.

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Who did NOT help build a steam engine that could drive various machines?

[ ]	Charles Bridges
[ ]	James Watt
[ ]	Matthew Boulton
[ ]	William Murdoch

Which city was known as 'Cottonopolis'?

[ ]	Birmingham
[ ]	Leeds
[ ]	Liverpool
[ ]	Manchester

Why was Lancashire's damp climate good for the cotton industry?

[ ]	More umbrellas needed to be made
[ ]	Rainwater helped the workers thirsts
[ ]	Workers kept dry in the factories
[ ]	Yarn did not break as easily

Which of the following was an important location for the production of Iron and steel?

[ ]	Caerphilly
[ ]	Cwmbran
[ ]	Merthyr
[ ]	Penarth

The Industrial Revolution created which class?

[ ]	Landowner class
[ ]	Run of the mill class
[ ]	Upper class
[ ]	Working class

Lancashire's raw cotton came into which port?

[ ]	Chester
[ ]	Fleetwood
[ ]	Liverpool
[ ]	Preston

By the 1830s, the Industrial Revolution was speeded by the growth of what?

[ ]	Canals
[ ]	Railways
[ ]	Supersonic flight
[ ]	Turnpike roads

Josiah Wedgwood founded what type of factory?

[ ]	Coffee
[ ]	Engineering
[ ]	Pottery
[ ]	Textile

Which 1851 event celebrated all the new industry?

[ ]	The Grand Display
[ ]	The Great Exhibition
[ ]	The Universal Exhibition
[ ]	The World Fair

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At that time Britain was described as the what 'of the world'?

[ ]	Ideas bank
[ ]	Laboratory
[ ]	Nerve centre
[ ]	Workshop

History Quiz - The Industrial Revolution 04 (Answers)

Who did NOT help build a steam engine that could drive various machines?

[x]	Charles Bridges
[ ]	James Watt
[ ]	Matthew Boulton
[ ]	William Murdoch

Murdoch was an amazing inventor but the reputations of Boulton and Watt rather overshadowed his achievements

Which city was known as 'Cottonopolis'?

[ ]	Birmingham
[ ]	Leeds
[ ]	Liverpool
[x]	Manchester

It was the largest cotton town in England

Why was Lancashire's damp climate good for the cotton industry?

[ ]	More umbrellas needed to be made
[ ]	Rainwater helped the workers thirsts
[ ]	Workers kept dry in the factories
[x]	Yarn did not break as easily

When the yarn broke, production stopped

Which of the following was an important location for the production of Iron and steel?

[ ]	Caerphilly
[ ]	Cwmbran
[x]	Merthyr
[ ]	Penarth

A town in South Wales

The Industrial Revolution created which class?

[ ]	Landowner class
[ ]	Run of the mill class
[ ]	Upper class
[x]	Working class

At the time, the working class was mainly unskilled workers

Lancashire's raw cotton came into which port?

[ ]	Chester
[ ]	Fleetwood
[x]	Liverpool
[ ]	Preston

A lot of it came from America, from cotton plantations in the south that used slave labour

By the 1830s, the Industrial Revolution was speeded by the growth of what?

[ ]	Canals
[x]	Railways
[ ]	Supersonic flight
[ ]	Turnpike roads

Goods could be moved quickly and easily

Josiah Wedgwood founded what type of factory?

[ ]	Coffee
[ ]	Engineering
[x]	Pottery
[ ]	Textile

He opened a factory in Stoke-on-Trent and was the grandfather of Charles Darwin