True/False: Henry Cort invented a new method for working iron called rolling and puddling in 1783
True
Thomas Savery invented the steam engine in ________.
1689
1698
1706
1768
True/False: Isambard Brunel designed the Great Eastern steamship in 1857 and it was the largest ship in the world at the time
True
Increased urbanization meant very little room, and the poor were forced to live in poorly built _______.
Slums
True/False: While building railways, Brunel preferred a narrower rail gauge while George Stephenson argued for a wider gauge.
False - Wider, narrower
Who built the first commercial railway from Stockton to Darlington?
Isambard Brunel
George Stephenson
Richard Trevithick
Henry Cort
By 1850 there were more than 50 canals in Britain employing over ________ people
40,000
Isambard Brunel was injured while building a tunnel under the ________ river with his father.
Thames
True/False: The British king Charles II was defeated in a civil war in 1648 and the monarchy was abolished for a short time
False - Charles I
When did Matthew Perry sail into Edo Bay?
1861
1868
1853
1854
True/False: Brunel designed the first ocean-going steam paddleship the Great Western in 1837
True
True/False: The British Empire made large profits from the slave trade until it was abolished in 1815
False - 1807
Child labor was common during the industrial revolution, and children would often be paid ______ of what adults were paid.
1/3
True/False: Richard Arkwright was knighted by King George II in 1786.
False - George III
What European country gained independence in 1830?
Ireland
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
New machines and methods in the ______ industry helped start Japan's industrialization.
Silk
When did Isambard Brunel die?
1866
1857
1859
1861