Month: January 2026

Free Worksheet on the Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the mid-1700s when people started using machines and factories instead of making things by hand. Britain was a good place for this because it had lots of natural resources, new farming methods that grew more food, and many people moving to cities to find jobs. New inventions like machines for making cloth, steam engines, and trains helped factories grow and made it faster to move goods and people. However, city life had problems, such as long work hours, unsafe factories, child labor, and disease. Very rich business owners formed big companies, sometimes controlling entire industries, while most workers earned little. Over time, workers formed unions and some governments passed laws to protect children and improve working conditions.

Here is a FREE traditional worksheet that you can use in Schoology, Google classroom, or as a printable! It comes as a Microsoft word item and as a PDF.

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Worksheet Industrial Revolution

 

 

Free Bell Ringer: Napoleon’s Exile to Elba

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In the early 1800s, Napoleon conquered much of Europe before an alliance of nations eventually defeated him.  The treaty that sent Napoleon Bonaparte to the island of Elba was called the Treaty of Fontainebleau, signed in 1814. By this time, Napoleon had been defeated by an alliance consisting of Britain, Prussia, Russia, and Austria. The treaty said that Napoleon had to give up his throne as emperor of France and leave the country. He was exiled to the island of Elba off the coast of Italy. The leaders of the nations that defeated Napoleon were motivated not to execute him, despite his aggression across Europe, for the following reasons: First, killing a former emperor could have made him a martyr, which means people might remember him as a hero and rise up to again go to war. Also, they thought Napoleon was finished politically and no longer a threat. Yet, Napoleon escaped Elba and tried to lead France again. He was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. He was exiled again, this time to the island of St. Helena. He died there of natural causes in 1821.

Here is a Free Bell Ringer on Napoleon’s Exile to Elba you can use in class as a Printable or as an Electronic Resource to post in Google Classroom, Schoology, or where else you post electronic assignments. 

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Free Bell Ringer: Napoleon Exiled to Elba