In this activity, students will examine the causes of dramatic population growth in Britain during the Industrial Revolution, exploring how changes in agriculture, medicine, and marriage patterns contributed to a near-doubling of the population between 1750 and 1850. They will also investigate how rapid urbanisation created new public health problems that undermined many of the gains that had initially driven population increase.

It has 13 questions for students to answer, as well as a paragraph response section for them to demonstrate their understanding of the topic.