Life in the 18th and 19th Centuries · 1750–1900

The Rise of the Machines

How the invention of the steam engine transformed work and transport.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why did people move from the countryside to cities during the Industrial Revolution?
  2. 2How did the invention of the railway change the way people perceived distance?
  3. 3What were the working conditions like for children in early factories?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - Life, society, work and culture in the pastNCCA: Primary - Continuity and change over time
Class/Year: 4th Class
Subject: Explorers and Empires: A Journey Through Time
Unit: Life in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Period: 1750–1900

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