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Find out the correct statement

Assertion (A): Slater was called the Father of the American Industrial Revolution.


Reason (R): His spinning textile mill was duplicated and his techniques became popular.


A: Andrew Jackson, one of the presidents of the US, referred to Samuel Slater as the Father of the American Industrial Revolution.


R: Samuel Slater brought the mill technology to America. He worked alongside Moses Brown to establish the first mill in the country, and later duplicated the technology extensively, hence marking a shift from hand production to machines.

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4

Find out the correct statement

i) Trade Unions were formed by labourers to get their rights


ii) Germany’s political setup was the most significant challenge for the industrial revolution


iii) To protect capitalists Karl Marx advocated socialism


iv) There were no natural resources in Germany


 4 C

Find out the correct statement

Assertion (A): Workers had rights to get holidays.


Reason (R): There were laws to protect the workers.


 5 A

Answer all the questions given under each caption

Labour Movement


(a) Which Act prohibited the formation of associations of workers?


(b) Name the Bill which granted voting rights to the propertied middle class?


(c) When were the Combination Laws repealed?


(d) What were the demands of the Chartists?


 5 B

Answer all the questions given under each caption

Transportation and Communication


(a) Which was the first railway line opened in England?


(b) How were the produced goods transported to markets?


(c) How was the steamboat invented in the US called?


(d) Who sailed from New York to Albany?