Year 8

Child labour during the Industrial Revolution

Year 8

Child labour during the Industrial Revolution

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about how the Industrial Revolution transformed working-conditions in England between 1750-1850.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is not a job that young children did in 1800?
Chimney sweep
Thruster
Correct answer: Train driver
Trapper
Q2.
What percentage of people in England lived in towns and cities in 1700?
10%
2%
Correct answer: 20%
70%
Q3.
What percentage of people in England lived in towns and cities in 1870?
10%
27%
Correct answer: 57%
90%
Q4.
What was the Industrial Revolution?
When farming methods became much more efficient in the 1700s.
Correct answer: When the British economy grew really quickly and the population boomed.
When the people of Paris rebelled against their king in 1789.
When William of Orange replaced James II as king in 1688-89.
Q5.
What did William Blake think about the Industrial Revolution?
He admired the new technology.
He didn't realise that the Industrial Revolution was taking place.
Correct answer: He hated the suffering that city life caused.
He thought that it was all part of God's plan for humanity.