Empire and Industry resources
History, grade 9. Notes, worksheets, videos, interactive tools and revision materials for this chapter.
Notes
Study notes
The chapter's lessons are the notes — read them in order, then use the resources below.
01Machines That Changed WorkSpinning jenny, power loom and steam engine: the inventions behind the factory age.Read lesson →02Mill Towns and WorkersTwelve-hour days, child labour and the first factory laws.Read lesson →03Cotton and the WorldHow Lancashire's mills depended on cotton grown across the globe.Read lesson →04Railways, Ships and TradeThe transport revolution that carried British goods around the world.Read lesson →
Worksheets
Practice worksheet
Attempt every question before revealing the answer — that struggle is where learning happens.
Practice questions live inside each lesson — work through them there, then return for revision.
Videos
Watch and learn
Hand-picked searches to find a clear video explanation of each lesson.
Machines That Changed Work — explainedYouTube search · opens in a new tabWatch →Mill Towns and Workers — explainedYouTube search · opens in a new tabWatch →Cotton and the World — explainedYouTube search · opens in a new tabWatch →Railways, Ships and Trade — explainedYouTube search · opens in a new tabWatch →
Revision
Revision checklist
Can you explain each of these out loud, without looking? If not, re-read that lesson.
- Machines That Changed Work: Spinning jenny, power loom and steam engine: the inventions behind the factory age.
- Mill Towns and Workers: Twelve-hour days, child labour and the first factory laws.
- Cotton and the World: How Lancashire's mills depended on cotton grown across the globe.
- Railways, Ships and Trade: The transport revolution that carried British goods around the world.
- Read each lesson's summary and re-do its practice questions from memory.