Positives and Negatives of the Industrial Revolution

Demonstrate your understanding of the industrial revolution, with a visual scavenger hunt!

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Find one image of an important invention  that aided the Industrial Revolution. Explain one reason it was important.


Example: the cotton gin was important because it made processing cotton much quicker.  this meant more fabric for factories.

 

Find one image that shows a positive effect of the industrial revolution

Example: People ate better and lived better. So they lived longer.

Life expectancy increased sharply.















Find one image of a negative impact of the industrial revolution:

  Urbanization meant that cities were very unsanitary. The poor lived in bad conditions. Many children died from diseases.