INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WEBQUEST

Mr. Mallon

World History 9

02/23/2006

 1.      What invention of Jethro Tull improved agriculture, and what did it do? http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/004f.html

 2.      What was the four field system and which crops were grown? http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/003f.html

 3.      What were four results of higher crop yields? http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/006.html

 4.      As a result of Robert Bakewell’s animal breeding program how much did the weight of sheep and cattle increase from 1710 to 1795?  http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/005.html

 5.      In the typical textile cottage industry which work was done by women and which by men?  http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/008.html

6.      Early in the Industrial Revolution what were the available sources of power, other than human and animal?  What were the problems with these sources? http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/015.html

7.      The depletion of what natural resource in England led to the increased use of coal?  http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/016.html

8.      The high concentration of what natural element makes coal a more efficient fuel than wood?

9.      How many years did it take for coal output to quadruple?

10.  Why were mines interested in Thomas Savery’s steam pump? http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/017.html

 11.  How did Thomas Newcomen improve upon Savery’s pump?

 12.  What basic principle of steam power did James Watt discover which greatly increased their efficiency?  http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/018.html

 13.  Explain why the development of the steam engine led to the need for canals in England.  http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/020.html

 14.  Describe John MacAdams road construction technique. http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/024.html

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