A global power (18th & 19th centuries)

The Act of Union of 1707 joined which countries to create the Kingdom of Great Britain?

✓ England (with Wales) and Scotland

Who is regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?

✓ Sir Robert Walpole

Bonnie Prince Charlie's rebellion was finally defeated at which 1746 battle?

✓ The Battle of Culloden

Britain was the first country to undergo which transformation?

✓ The Industrial Revolution

James Watt is associated with the development of what?

✓ The steam engine

Richard Arkwright is best known for his work in which industry?

✓ Textiles (spinning and factories)

The transatlantic slave trade was made illegal in the British Empire in which year?

✓ 1807

Who was a leading campaigner against the slave trade in Britain?

✓ William Wilberforce

Admiral Nelson died during which 1805 naval battle?

✓ The Battle of Trafalgar

Nelson's ship at the Battle of Trafalgar can be visited today in which city?

✓ Portsmouth

The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at which 1815 battle?

✓ The Battle of Waterloo

Which queen reigned for over 60 years during the height of the British Empire?

✓ Queen Victoria

At its height, the British Empire covered roughly what proportion of the world?

✓ About a quarter of the world

Florence Nightingale is famous for her work in which field?

✓ Nursing

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a famous what?

✓ Engineer

Is the statement TRUE or FALSE? 'In 1801 Ireland became unified with England, Scotland and Wales after an Act of Union.'

✓ True

The Crimean War of the 1850s saw Britain fight against which country?

✓ Russia

The Enlightenment was a period that emphasised what?

✓ Reason, science and new ideas

Adam Smith, an important thinker of the period, is famous in which field?

✓ Economics

Slavery throughout the British Empire was abolished in which year?

✓ 1833

Which Scottish-born inventor improved the steam engine, helping power factories and transport?

✓ James Watt

George and Robert Stephenson are associated with the development of what?

✓ Railways and locomotives

Is the statement TRUE or FALSE? 'Queen Victoria's reign saw the British Empire expand to its greatest extent.'

✓ True

The novelist Charles Dickens, who wrote about social conditions, lived during which era?

✓ The Victorian era