Homework Year 8 Summer 2

Week 1 Source A: Wealthy Woman and Boy 1888 Which class group is represented in the source? What does this source tell us about the impact of the Industrial Revolution? What own knowledge do we have that supports this source? Write a PEAL on how the middle classes benefited from the Industrial Revolution. Source A: Wealthy Woman and Boy 1888

Week 2 Transporting heavy good long distances was not easy during the pre-industrial age. Where possible, goods such as timber, coal and iron, slate and bricks were transported along navigable rivers, which reduced the cost of transport. But there was no such rivers available (like in Birmingham) and where no roads were available, goods had to be carried on a pack horse. The invention of railways by George Stephenson cut journey times in quarter. The first train was named the ‘Rocket’ because it travelled at 30mph! The trains were more comfortable, were faster and could transport goods a lot quicker. This resulted in better trade and more profits gained. It made Britain a lot wealthier. However, these trains were satisfied by class. There was a separate carriage for upper, middle and working classes. The divisions on the trains represented the divisions in society. Railways changed the landscape in Britain. What was transporting goods like in the pre-industrial age? Without rivers, what did goods have to be transported on? Who invented the railways? What was the first train called and why? What were the advantages of the trains? What was the disadvantages of the trains?  Write a PEAL on ow Britain changed Britain.

Week 3 What were schools like for children in the Victorian era? 2 PEALS  You can include the following  Dame Schools Ragged schools Lessons Punishments

Week 4 Who was Mathew Boulton? Matthew Boulton Matthew Boulton, the son of Matthew Boulton. A silver-stamper and toy maker, was born in Birmingham on 14th September 1728. At the age of twenty-one he became a partner in his father's business. At that time the Birmingham toy trade employed 20,000 people. Distance from major rivers had pushed its tradesmen towards small-scale metal-working. Boulton told his father that he wanted to build the company into a dominant force in the city. Soho Manufactory (Factory) To achieve this he acquired the contract of a site on Handsworth Heath. In the summer 1761 he built places to live for workmen, workshops, and a warehouse. The following year began to plan the construction of the Soho Manufactory. It was completed in 1766 and was considered to be Britain's very first factory. Boulton made ceramics and metal trinkets at his factory. Matthew Boulton and James Watt In 1773 Boulton went into business with James Watt who had invented a steam engine that could power machinery. By 1775 the two men had a contract which gave them the right to be the only people to make and sell the steam engine. For the next eleven years Boulton's factory producing and selling Watt's steam-engines. These machines were mainly sold to colliery owners who used them to pump water from their mines. Watt's machine was very popular because it was four times more powerful than those that had come before it. Who was Mathew Boulton? In summer of 1761 what did Mathew Boulton do? What happened in 1766? What happened in 1773? What happened for the next eleven years? Why was Watts machine popular? Write a PEAL on the significance of Mathew Boulton.