The Industrial and Agricultural Revolution (Junior Cert History): Quizzes
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What was the most important invention of the Industrial Revolution?
What was the most important invention of the Industrial Revolution?
The steam engine
What did James Watt add to improve the steam engine?
What did James Watt add to improve the steam engine?
A flywheel
From what year onwards did Britain undergo the Industrial Revolution?
From what year onwards did Britain undergo the Industrial Revolution?
1750
Who designed a small engine on wheels, starting the Railways Age?
Who designed a small engine on wheels, starting the Railways Age?
Richard Trevithick
Between which two cities did the first passenger railway line open in 1830?
Between which two cities did the first passenger railway line open in 1830?
Manchester and Liverpool
What did the Norfolk System introduce to replace the open-field system?
What did the Norfolk System introduce to replace the open-field system?
Crop rotation
Who developed selective breeding to improve livestock quality?
Who developed selective breeding to improve livestock quality?
Robert Bakewell
What did the British population rise to between 1801 and 1851?
What did the British population rise to between 1801 and 1851?
22 million
How many offences were punished by hanging under the Bloody Code?
How many offences were punished by hanging under the Bloody Code?
Over 200
What was Sir Robert Peel's police force called?
What was Sir Robert Peel's police force called?
Peelers
What did the Gaols Act 1823 introduce in prisons?
What did the Gaols Act 1823 introduce in prisons?
Gender separation
Who discovered that germs caused disease in the 1860s?
Who discovered that germs caused disease in the 1860s?
Louis Pasteur
What did Edward Jenner develop in 1796?
What did Edward Jenner develop in 1796?
The smallpox vaccine
When did Florence Nightingale set up the first nursing school?
When did Florence Nightingale set up the first nursing school?
1860
In what year did Edwin Chadwick publish his report on living conditions?
In what year did Edwin Chadwick publish his report on living conditions?
1842