
Industrial Revolution Mod His E (Mr Shelley)
Quiz by Antony Richard Shelley
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New methods and innovations that greatly improved farming are known as
Why did the industrial revolution happen first in Great Britain?
The water frame was invented in 1769 by....
The spinning mule was invented by...
The power loom for weaving was invented by Edmund Cartwright in...
What was the cotton gin?
Steam engines powered by coal and used to pump water were first developed by... (think of video)
The steam engines were later advanced by:
A person who sets up, organises, manages and takes on the risks their own business is called a...
The first steam engine boat was called:
When did Samuel Morse first send electrical signals over a telegraph?
Who is credited with inventing the telephone
Who is credited with improving roads by creating layers of stones for drainage?
Who invented a cheap way to mass produce steel?
Who invented the world's first railway line?
What was the name of George Stephenson's famous steam-driven railway locomotive?
In what way did railroads revolutionise life in Britain
What cultural changes did the steam-powered railroads produce?