Industrial Revolution Slavery Convicts Historical Terms Famous People
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What is the 18th century?
The century in which the IR started
100
What is the "Cat o' Nine Tails"?
A whip that has nine lashes with knots, used for punishment
100
What is "transportation"?
The term used to describe the sending of convicts to Australia
100
What is The Triangular Trade?
The swapping of goods between Britian, Africa and America
100
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
US President that abolished Slavery
200
What is the 19th century?
The century in which the IR ended
200
What is the middle passage?
The route that slaves were taken from Africa to America
200
What is a "hulk"?
The term for a retired ship that is now used as a floating prison
200
What is abolition?
To permanently and legally get rid of a process, act or system, e.g. the _________ of slavery.
200
Who is James Watt?
Inventor of the steam engine
300
What is the spinning jenny?
The multi-spindle spinning frame invented by James Hargreaves
300
What is "Chattel Slavery"?
The term describes a type of slavery, where the slaves were treated like cattle.
300
When did the first fleet land?
1788.
300
What is urbanisation?
The process where people migrate from rural to city areas.
300
Who is Captain Arthur Phillip?
Captain of the first fleet
400
What is steam power? (steam engine)
The technology development that converted heat into power for labour.
400
What is the "tight pack" method?
The method of packing the most amount of slaves that would fit onto a ship
400
What is a "mess"?
A grouping of convicts on a ship
400
What is disapora?
The mass migration of a group of people from their homeland
400
Who is Alexander Pearce?
The convict that ate his fellow escapees.
500
What is the textile industry?
The dominant manufacturing industry during the IR.
500
What is The Zong?
The slave ship that had "human cargo" thrown overboard to their death for insurance money
500
What is "Portsmouth"?
The port where the first fleet departed
500
What is a "luddite"?
A person opposed to increased industrialization or new technology, derived from English workers who destroyed machinery
500
Who is William Wilberforce?
Leader of the slavery abolition movement.






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