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In which year did this meeting take place? |
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Who built the first canal to Birmingham? |
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Where did Matthew Boulton live? |
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Where was the Soho Works? Why was it built there? |
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What were the only sources of power available at that time? |
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How did Boulton use two of the three? |
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7.
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What use was being made of the third close to the meeting-place? |
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8.
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What were the two great benefits that Birmingham would get
from Brindley's canal? |
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9.
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Why could Boulton not share in these benefits directly? |
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10.
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Why did Brindley refuse to take the canal beside Hockley Brook? |
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Why was it necessary to make the canal so winding? |
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What was the great problem both men shared? |
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13.
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How did canal boats climb and descend hills? |
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14.
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How did Boulton decide to solve the problem of getting the
use of the canal for his Works? |
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15.
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Why was he so anxious to use the canal? |
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16.
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Canals were very costly. Why were so many people willing to
put money into the Companies that built them ? |
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17.
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What was the Silver Cross? Look up the rivers named in your
atlas, and find the canals Brindley designed. |
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18.
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What did Boulton lack, besides good communications? |
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19.
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What had he been trying to do to make good this lack? |
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20.
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Why was his effort not successful? |
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21.
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Why was he interested to learn about the work of James Watt? |
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22.
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What other uses (than pumping water back to his upper pool)
did Boulton think Watt's engine might be put to? |
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23.
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How would a Watt engine help to solve Brindley's problem? |
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24.
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Why do you think the whole town of Birmingham rejoiced on
7th November 1769? |
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25.
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What do you think then happened to the price of coal? |
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1779 Birmingham Library founded. General Hospital opened.
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