16.I Concern for Working Children -reasons for parliamentary reform

Question 1

What are the 3 factors for this question?

Answer 1

Parliamentary concern
Individuals
Protest

Question 1

PC
Which MP led the 10h movement and argued that treating children well was essential to a strong workforce? Who agreed?

Answer 1

Richard Oastler (Tory)
Macauley (Whig)

Question 2

PC
What did the 1833 Factory act do? (3)

Answer 2

• No children under 9 employed
• Children 9-11 had to have 2h schooling a day
• Children 13-18 had a 12h day max

Question 3

PC
What did the 1847 factory act do?

Answer 3

10 h day for women and children

Question 4

PC
Which MPs tried to restrict the working day from 16h to 11hs (failed)? When?

Answer 4

Sadler (T)
Hobhouse (W)
1825

Question 5

Individuals
What was the first industrial novel to be published in Britain? By who?

Answer 5

Factory Boy (1840)
Frances Trollope and Michael Armstrong

Question 6

Individuals
Who unsuccessfully tried to introduce a bill regulating children’s hours? When?

Answer 6

Sir James Graham
1843

Question 7

Individuals

What Tory MP was the leading supporter of factory acts? When did he try to introduce 10h day?

Answer 7

Lord Ashley
1838, 1839, 1840

Question 8

Protest

When was the Peterloo massacre? How many killed and injured?

Answer 8

1819
18 deaths
600-700 injured

Question 9

Protest

When were the Swing Riots? How much arson damage caused?

Answer 9

1830-31
£100,000

Question 10

Protest

What were short time committees? How many by 1833?

Answer 10

Initially formed by textile workers in Leeds and Huddersfield, they campaigned for legislation.

26

Question 11

Protest

How many killed during 1830 French Revolution?

Answer 11

800 Parisians and 200 soldiers were killed during the three days of riots.

Question 12

Judgement

Answer 12

PC - Some concern for children, perhaps due to the sympathetic figure of a child/
I - Influenced public and perhaps encouraged PC. Sympathies of middle class biggest impact
P - ST pressure factor