Worksheet by RJ Tarr at www.activehistory.co.uk / 1The Industrial Revolution: Introduction

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Complete the gaps in this worksheet using the teacher-led powerpoint presentations to help you.

What was the Industrial Revolution?

Why do we need to study it?

What changed between 1750-1900?

Britain 1750 Britain 1900

Your guess Actual figure

Difference

Population: Millions of people in Britain

11 Go up18

40 29 million more

Transport: How many days it took to travel from London > Edinburgh

10 Days 2 day 1 9 days less

Work: Percentage of people living in towns

20% 70 80 60 percent more

Health:Deaths per 1000 people per year

28 Go up50

18 10 less people die per 1000

Politics:Percentage of male adults with the vote

5 Go up20%

Go up 60

55 increase

EducationNumber of universities

7 9 17 10 more universities

Total (lowest score in class wins!)

Worksheet by RJ Tarr at www.activehistory.co.uk / 2

The Darker Side

Source What does this picture tell us?It was many slaves in the ship because they need the slaves to do hard work.

They were many people die in London because they were many people live in a small country and they were many people stole the money and kill them.

Have many people angry with the government because they don have enough money, the houses are too small, hospital are too crowded and they want the government changes.

They don have enough bed, dirty bed, shower, they were so dirty and they have fleas in body.

How will we study it?