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Year 9 History · The Industrial Revolution · Basics

The Industrial Revolution — the basics

A shorter test on the main ideas only: before and after, why Britain, the key changes, towns, work, housing, and who won and lost. No inventors' names, just the logic. Then 3 written answers marked by AI.

1 · The big pictureBefore → after
2 · Why Britain?Coal, people, empire, money
3 · The key changesMachines, steam, cheap goods
4 · Factories & townsUrbanisation
5 · Working conditionsHours, children, few laws
6 · Living conditionsSlums, cholera, slow reform
7 · Winners & losersWho gained, who paid
Question types: multiple choice, spot the mistakes, true / false, classify, matching, put in order and type the number. Some are worth more than one point. No timer. Want more detail? Try the full test or read the revision notes.