1 - Introduction Flashcards
What percentage of people lived in the countryside in 1750?
80%
What was the population in 1750?
11 million
What was the death rate in 1750?
28 per 1000
What was the population in 1825?
21 million
What percentage lived in the countryside in 1825?
60%
What was the death rate in 1825?
22 per 1000
How much had coal and iron production increased by between 1750 and 1825?
Coal tripled, iron increased ten fold
What were some diseases caused by poor living conditions?
Cholera, typhoid, tuberculosis
How many soldiers were demobilised after the Napoleonic wars?
400,000
What was the property qualification in the 1820s?
Any man who owns property worth 40 shillings or more could vote
How often were elections held in the early 1800s?
Every 7 years
How much was being invested in British roads in the early 1800s?
£3 million
What length of road did Telford build 1803-1821?
1000 miles, including 1000 bridges
Who built the first efficient steam engine?
James Watt - based on Richard Thevithick’s idea
When was the first rail line opened and what was it’s route?
1825, Stockton to Darlington. Two trains - ‘Experiment’ and ‘No 1’
