Industrial Revolution - 3. The British Empire

This is a PowerPoint for the Industrial Revolution unit. It is lesson number three.

Learning Objectives

• Identify at least 5 territories of the British Empire
• describe the main resources that came into Britain
• explain the benefits of having a strong empire
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• 1 PPT with 10 slides
• 1 Word Document with 4 pages for map summary and activity

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Australian Curriculum - Stage 5 - Depth Study 1: Making A Better World? - Topic 1a: The Industrial Revolution (1750–1914)

Syllabus dot points covered
The technological innovations that led to the Industrial Revolution, and other conditions that influenced the industrialisation of Britain (the agricultural revolution, access to raw materials, wealthy middle class, cheap labour, transport system and expanding empire) and of Australia(ACDSEH017)

-outline the main reasons why the Industrial Revolution began in Britain
-locate the growth and extent of the British Empire from 1750 to 1900
-identify the raw materials Britain obtained from its empire, eg sugar from Jamaica, wool from Australia, and cotton and tea from India

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Historical skills covered
HT5-1–> explains and assesses the historical forces and factors that shaped the modern world and Australia
HT5-9 --> applies a range of relevant historical terms and concepts when communicating an understanding of the past

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Keywords: Industrial Revolution, history, Stage 5, Australian Curriculum, Year 9, Year 10, agriculture, transport, materials, sugar, growth, British Empire, Britain, map, strong, labour, manpower, groupwork, activity.