The Victorians

Why was this time period known as The Victorian time period?

• It was named after King Victor III.

• It was named after the time of victory in England.

• No one knows why.

• It was named after Queen Victoria.

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Why did Prime Ministers have more control during Victoria's reign?

• She was deemed incapable of making wise decisions

• she was grief-stricken after her husband died and withdrew from politics

• Her grandfather was George III, and people were afraid she was crazy

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What was England known as?

• The sweatshop of the world.

• We are the world.

• The Workshop of the World.

• As the World Turns.

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T/F During the Industrial Revolution, the middle class grew but children were dying in factories.

• True

• False

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T/F Middle class wore

top hats/ ruffled dresses, had

large houses, expensive furniture, and fancy

knickknacks.

• True

• False

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Which best describes the Irish Potato Famine?

• Irish citizens killed each other with potatoes

• A plant disease called Potato Blight caused widespread famine, and Irish citizens flocked to England for food.

• A disease caused by a bacteria that lived in the bellies of fleas killed millions.

• Potatoes in Ireland were in demand.

T/F Slavery was abolished during this time and Child Labor Laws were passed.

• True

• False

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Charles Darwin...

• Creator of The Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection

• British Explorer

• Greek Philosopher

• Scottish inventor, invented the telephone

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Which theory would best be described as evolution?

• God created humans and animals as separate beings.

• Over time, humans became animals.

• Monkeys and humans must have a common ancestor because of our great similarities

• After a human dies, he or she becomes a monkey in the zoo.

British Imperialism can best be described as...

• giving away countries controlled by the British empire for money

• countries donating land to the British empire

• extending the rule of the British empire over foreign countries

• the British empire joining the colonies for tea

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