Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
Which TWO statements about Richard Arkwright are correct?
Choose two answers.
- AHe developed the Bessemer process
- BHe improved the original carding machineRight answer
- CHe built the Great Western Railway
- DHe created spinning mills powered by horses, using a single machineRight answer
Answer: He improved the original carding machine and He created spinning mills powered by horses, using a single machine
Arkwright improved carding, which prepares fibres to be spun, and made spinning more efficient. He later used the steam engine to drive his machines.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "A global power". Practice question 167 of 651, written in our own words.