exam

Question 1

who benefited from industrialisation?

Answer 1

middle and upper class

Question 2

How much did the middle class grow to between 1816-1831?

Answer 2

from 160,000 to more then 214,000 (75%)

Question 3

middle class

Answer 3

small factory owners or merchants

Question 4

Richard Arkwright

Answer 4

he created a water frame that harnessed the power of water for spinning yarn
he was self-made commercial minded man
he came from a tailor who couldn’t afford to send him to school
ended his life with a personal fortune of £500,000