Question | Answer |
Who invented the seed drill? | Jethro Tull |
Who inveted the flying shuttle? | John Kay |
Who invented the Water Frame? | Richard Arkwright |
Who invented the mule? | Samuel Compton |
Who invented the first Steam Engine? | Thomas Newcomen |
Who improved the Steam engine? | James Watt |
Who invented a better process to make cast iron? | Abraham Darby |
Who improved the roads in Great Britain? | James Macadam |
Which two people invented the first locomotive? | George and Robert Stephenson |
What was the Cottage Industry | An investor gave someone money to make a product in their home |
What was the Factory Age? | Large factories making a product. An all in one |
Why did the factory industry take over the cottage age? | because the new inventions were getting to big for the small houses and needed non human power to run them |
What did the Factory Act of 1802 say? | no children can work more than twelve hours |
What did the Factory act of 1819 say? | no children can work more than nine hours |
What was established in 1824? | Workers' associations or Labor unions |
What were the four "classes"? | Upper class, middle class, lower middle class, working class |
When was the Irish potato Blight? | 1845 |