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From Rags to Riches From Rags to Riches By Alex R. and Clark By Alex R. and Clark Fisher Fisher Next
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From Rags to RichesFrom Rags to Riches

By Alex R. and Clark By Alex R. and Clark FisherFisherNext

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RulesRules

For each box you have 10-For each box you have 10-15seconds(depending on the 15seconds(depending on the question) to read and answer the question) to read and answer the question. Click on the box that question. Click on the box that corresponds to the number you corresponds to the number you get on the card you pick up. For get on the card you pick up. For more extensive rules look at the more extensive rules look at the paper version.paper version.

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Which one of these books depicted the Which one of these books depicted the classic life of a poor orphan living in the classic life of a poor orphan living in the

industrial revolutionindustrial revolution??1.A Tale of Two Cities1.A Tale of Two Cities

2. Oliver Twist2. Oliver Twist

3.The Bible3.The Bible

4.Ye old curiosity shop4.Ye old curiosity shop 987654321

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The answer was: The answer was: Oliver TwistOliver Twist

Oliver Twist was written by Charles Dickens to depict the Oliver Twist was written by Charles Dickens to depict the life of an orphaned child. In the book Oliver works with life of an orphaned child. In the book Oliver works with thieves and lives in a poor house. This book depicted the thieves and lives in a poor house. This book depicted the sorrow felt during the industrial revolution by orphans.sorrow felt during the industrial revolution by orphans.

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The best way to describe conditions in The best way to describe conditions in the workhouses would be:the workhouses would be:

1. Dark and dry conditions with long hours.1. Dark and dry conditions with long hours.

2. Damp and noisy places, where people 2. Damp and noisy places, where people worked long shiftsworked long shifts

3. Peaceful and idyllic places, where bosses 3. Peaceful and idyllic places, where bosses worked along with the employees.worked along with the employees.

4. Very cold, small work areas in which 4. Very cold, small work areas in which people could only work for about 5 people could only work for about 5 hours a dayhours a day

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The answer is: The answer is: Damp and noisy Damp and noisy places, where people worked long places, where people worked long

shiftsshiftsWhile these workhouses were terrible While these workhouses were terrible places to work, they were not dark. places to work, they were not dark. Bosses would use the new invention of Bosses would use the new invention of light bulbs to have the workers work into light bulbs to have the workers work into the night.the night.

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In the earlier years of the industrial In the earlier years of the industrial revolution, strikes were:revolution, strikes were:

1. Encouraged1. Encouraged

2. Illegal2. Illegal

3. Not useful3. Not useful

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The answer is: illegalThe answer is: illegal

Strikes were thought to be uproarious and Strikes were thought to be uproarious and bad for society. It was not until later that bad for society. It was not until later that strikes and unions had government strikes and unions had government protection.protection.

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Who made the first locomotiveWho made the first locomotive

1. Steven Schlidaly1. Steven Schlidaly

2. Gregory Jefferson2. Gregory Jefferson

3. Richard Trevihick3. Richard Trevihick

4. John Bellecks 4. John Bellecks 987654321

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The answer is: Richard TrevihickThe answer is: Richard Trevihick

Richard made the first locomotive at the Darren Richard made the first locomotive at the Darren Ironworks, in which he was a co-owner.Ironworks, in which he was a co-owner.

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True or false: The life expectancy True or false: The life expectancy of an average city worker was more of an average city worker was more

than that of the average farmerthan that of the average farmer

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The answer is: FalseThe answer is: False

The life expectancy of an average farmer The life expectancy of an average farmer was about twice that of an average worker was about twice that of an average worker in the city. This is mostly because the in the city. This is mostly because the towns spread disease and the food was a towns spread disease and the food was a lower quality. lower quality.

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True or false: trains were very True or false: trains were very safe when they were first madesafe when they were first made

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The answer is: falseThe answer is: false

Trains had a very high chance of derailing Trains had a very high chance of derailing and being attacked by bandits.and being attacked by bandits.

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True or false: Trains were at a True or false: Trains were at a higher risk of being attacked by higher risk of being attacked by robbers or thugs than by having robbers or thugs than by having

mechanical difficultiesmechanical difficulties

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The answer is: trueThe answer is: true

While train derailment or breaking down While train derailment or breaking down was frequent, it was more common to be was frequent, it was more common to be mugged or extorted from.mugged or extorted from.

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What is not true about Queen What is not true about Queen Victoria?Victoria?

1. For a lot of her life she wore black1. For a lot of her life she wore black

2. She was the British Queen2. She was the British Queen

3. She had 9 children3. She had 9 children

4. She was the second monarch 4. She was the second monarch to ever use a trainto ever use a train

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The answer: she was the second monarch The answer: she was the second monarch to ever use a trainto ever use a train

Queen Victoria was the Queen Victoria was the firstfirst monarch to monarch to use a train. She did wear black for the rest use a train. She did wear black for the rest of her life after her husband died. She is of her life after her husband died. She is the queen the Victorian Era was named the queen the Victorian Era was named after.after.

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What was the first photo printed What was the first photo printed onto?onto?

1. silver1. silver

2. paper2. paper

3. copper3. copper

4. soap4. soap 987654321

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The answer is: silverThe answer is: silver

Nicéphore Niépce took the first actual photo on Nicéphore Niépce took the first actual photo on a silver plate, which created a mirror image of a silver plate, which created a mirror image of the picture. However, he and his partner could the picture. However, he and his partner could not copy pictures, which soon made the not copy pictures, which soon made the technology obsolete.technology obsolete.

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What is the language used for a What is the language used for a telegraph?telegraph?

1. Morse code1. Morse code

2. English2. English

3. Stevenson’s paradigm3. Stevenson’s paradigm

4. French4. French 987654321

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The answer was: Morse codeThe answer was: Morse code

People could use Morse code and the People could use Morse code and the telegraph to send messages telegraph to send messages instantaneously.instantaneously.

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What year was slavery What year was slavery abolished in England?abolished in England?

1. 19081. 1908

2. 18662. 1866

3. 18333. 1833

4. 18304. 1830 987654321

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The answer was: 1833The answer was: 1833

Slavery was abolished to help raise the Slavery was abolished to help raise the wages of the working man.wages of the working man.

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What is not an appeal of What is not an appeal of capitalism?capitalism?

1. The poor can be supported.1. The poor can be supported.

2. The people can become richer2. The people can become richer

3. Gives personal interest to improve 3. Gives personal interest to improve workwork

4. Everyone makes money4. Everyone makes money

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The answer is : the poor can be The answer is : the poor can be supportedsupported

The use of capitalism in the industrial The use of capitalism in the industrial revolution allowed the people to become revolution allowed the people to become richer. However, it gave no support to the richer. However, it gave no support to the poor.poor.

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True or false: the 10 hours act True or false: the 10 hours act applied to everyoneapplied to everyone

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The answer is: falseThe answer is: false

The 10 hours act origionally only applied The 10 hours act origionally only applied to women and children. Men were not to women and children. Men were not protected.protected.

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Which of these was NOT an industrial Which of these was NOT an industrial revolution power sourcerevolution power source

1. Coal1. Coal

2. Wood2. Wood

3. H3. H220 0

4. Uranium4. Uranium 987654321

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The answer is: UraniumThe answer is: Uranium

Radiation was not discovered to create Radiation was not discovered to create steam until much latersteam until much later

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True or false: Communism is True or false: Communism is the sharing of wealth evenly as the sharing of wealth evenly as

directed by the governmentdirected by the government

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The answer is: trueThe answer is: true

Many workers wanted to switch to Many workers wanted to switch to communism so that they could have a communism so that they could have a decent lifestyle.decent lifestyle.

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The Peterloo massacre was:The Peterloo massacre was:

1. A giant strike which was attacked by 1. A giant strike which was attacked by disorderly police.disorderly police.

2. A giant assault on the new machines 2. A giant assault on the new machines that replaced workersthat replaced workers

3. A riot of civilians trying to3. A riot of civilians trying to

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The answer was:The answer was:A giant strike which was A giant strike which was attacked by disorderly police.attacked by disorderly police.

The strike was meant to be a peaceful The strike was meant to be a peaceful protest to working conditions and wages. protest to working conditions and wages. However, due to untrained and intoxicated However, due to untrained and intoxicated rent-a-cops the strike became a massacre.rent-a-cops the strike became a massacre.

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Who invented the flying shuttle?Who invented the flying shuttle?

1. Roger Brandson1. Roger Brandson

2. Samuel Johnson2. Samuel Johnson

3. James Watt3. James Watt

4. John Kay4. John Kay 987654321

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The answer was: John KayThe answer was: John Kay

John Kay invented the flying shuttle, which John Kay invented the flying shuttle, which doubled what a weaver could do in a day.doubled what a weaver could do in a day.

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Why is the Spinning Jenny so Why is the Spinning Jenny so named?named?

1. It is an acronym1. It is an acronym

2. It is named after the inventor2. It is named after the inventor

3. The nickname for thread was Jenny3. The nickname for thread was Jenny

4. It was named after the inventors 4. It was named after the inventors daughterdaughter 987654321

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The answer was: it was named after The answer was: it was named after the inventors daughterthe inventors daughter

The spinning Jenny allowed people to spin The spinning Jenny allowed people to spin eight times the string than previously eight times the string than previously possible. This added to the creation of possible. This added to the creation of textile factories.textile factories.

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Which of these was not an Which of these was not an advantage of railways?advantage of railways?

1. Faster transportation1. Faster transportation

2. New jobs2. New jobs

3. Exploration of new places3. Exploration of new places

4. industrialized growth4. industrialized growth 987654321

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The answer was : Exploration of The answer was : Exploration of new areasnew areas

Railways must be built before they can be Railways must be built before they can be used, which meant exploration could not used, which meant exploration could not benefit. However, people and goods could benefit. However, people and goods could more easily be moved around.more easily be moved around.

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Who was the first worker to bring Who was the first worker to bring industry to America?industry to America?

1. John Kay1. John Kay

2. Sam Slater2. Sam Slater

3. Eli Whitney3. Eli Whitney

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The answer was: Sam SlaterThe answer was: Sam Slater

Mr.. Slater created a spinning machine Mr.. Slater created a spinning machine from memory and a partial design to make from memory and a partial design to make his own factory.his own factory.

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Where was the first textile Where was the first textile factory in America made?factory in America made?

1. San Francisco, California1. San Francisco, California

2. New York, New York2. New York, New York

3. Waltham, Massachusetts3. Waltham, Massachusetts

4. Edinborough, England4. Edinborough, England 987654321

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The answer is: Waltham, The answer is: Waltham, MassachusettsMassachusetts

The first American Textile factory was The first American Textile factory was made in 1813 by a man and four investorsmade in 1813 by a man and four investors

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Which one of these men drastically Which one of these men drastically improved railroads and steam engines?improved railroads and steam engines?

1. Braxton Hunters1. Braxton Hunters

2. Earl Warrington2. Earl Warrington

3. Mark Twain3. Mark Twain

4. James Watt4. James Watt 987654321

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The answer is: James WattThe answer is: James Watt

J. Watt was able to figure out a way for J. Watt was able to figure out a way for engines to move faster and use less fuel. engines to move faster and use less fuel. James worked with an entrepreneur, James worked with an entrepreneur, named Mathew Boulton, who paid him for named Mathew Boulton, who paid him for his idea.his idea.

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True or false: The factory acts True or false: The factory acts made it illegal to hire children made it illegal to hire children

under 13under 13

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The answer is: falseThe answer is: false

The factory acts made it illegal for children The factory acts made it illegal for children under under 99 to work. to work.

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What was a poor house?What was a poor house?

1. A place for the homeless to live1. A place for the homeless to live

2. A house that was jointly owned by a 2. A house that was jointly owned by a group of poor peoplegroup of poor people

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The answer was: A place for the The answer was: A place for the homeless to livehomeless to live

Poor houses were misused by factory Poor houses were misused by factory owners, who could practicaly pay the owners, who could practicaly pay the inhabitants slave wages for very terrible inhabitants slave wages for very terrible jobs.jobs.

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Works Cited PageWorks Cited Page(Alex Richardson’s)(Alex Richardson’s)

Banerjce, Jacqueline. Banerjce, Jacqueline. Charles Wheatstone.Charles Wheatstone. Online. Internet. March 6, 2007 Online. Internet. March 6, 2007 <www.victorianweb.org/technology/inventors/wheatstone><www.victorianweb.org/technology/inventors/wheatstone>Charles Dickens 1812-1870Charles Dickens 1812-1870. Online. Internet. Google. December 2nd, 2008 . Online. Internet. Google. December 2nd, 2008 <dickens.thefreelibrary.com><dickens.thefreelibrary.com>Cross, J..Cross, J..Photography:A Timeline.Photography:A Timeline. Online. Internet. Online. Internet. <www.Victorianweb.org/photos><www.Victorianweb.org/photos>Higginbotham, Peter. Higginbotham, Peter. The Workhouse.The Workhouse. Online. Internet. November 30th Online. Internet. November 30th <www.workhouses.org.uk><www.workhouses.org.uk>Kalla-Bishop, Peter. Kalla-Bishop, Peter. The Golden Years of Trains, 1830-1890The Golden Years of Trains, 1830-1890. NY, crescent books, . NY, crescent books, 19771977Landow, George. Landow, George. Victorian technology June 27, 2006. Victorian technology June 27, 2006. Online. Internet. December Online. Internet. December 2nd <www. victorianweb.org/technology/railways.htm>2nd <www. victorianweb.org/technology/railways.htm>Perdue, David. Perdue, David. Charles Dickens Page.Charles Dickens Page. Online. Internet. November 30th, 2008 Online. Internet. November 30th, 2008 <charlesdickenspage.com/index><charlesdickenspage.com/index>““Train sketch”. Google images.Train sketch”. Google images.Trollope, Anthony Trollope, Anthony The P.M. The P.M. Oxford, Oxford UP, 1951Oxford, Oxford UP, 1951White, David. White, David. Economics. Economics. Online. Internet. Google. November 27th Online. Internet. Google. November 27th <www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/econmics.htm><www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/econmics.htm>


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