1840 - 1849

Question 1

1842

Answer 1

Chadwicks report on public health published - Pressured government to make changes
Mining Act passed - Disallowing women and boys from under 10 from working underground
Second Chartist petition - 3 million signatures, 278 to 3

Question 2

1843

Answer 2

33% of mining workforce under age of 19 - Lots of children still working, law wasn’t enforced, but had decreased 70% since 1821
Thomas Carlyle published ‘Past and Present’ - Changing perceptions of the poor

Question 3

1844

Answer 3

Banking Charter Act - Placed a cap of 20 years on joint stock banks created - government was active in regulating the growth of industry
Factory Act passed - Peel pushes through factory act, reduced working hours for children, first safety precautions
Charter Act passed
Health of towns association established - Cross party political pressure group to improve quality of health in towns
Specific machinery reforms
Rochdale pioneers open their Co-operative store - 13 men had progressive principles for a function of a co-operative
Railway Regulation Act - Gave state more power, could nationalise at a later date

Question 4

1845

Answer 4

Andover Workhouse Scandel - Outrage to society and caused Uproar, led to full investigation
Feargus O'connor's Land plan - Gave working class families opportunity to own land and live in rural communities

Question 5

1846

Answer 5

61 peasants commit crime to escape Andover

Repeal of Corn laws - Positive impact on price of bread

Question 6

1847

Answer 6

Poor law commission replaced with Poor law board - Commission was questioned after Andover, board was under more government control, administration more tied to poor relief
Factory act passed - Ten hour acts, women and 13-18 yr olds could work no longer than 10 hours a day in textile factories, Oastler and Bull

Question 7

1848

Answer 7

Public Health act - Cholera outbreaks (52,000) forced governments hand, with chadwicks report’s economic argument and campaigning from health of towns association, a central board of health was set up, loans could be borrowed
Huddersfield workhouse Scandel
Elizabeth Gaskell publishes Mary Barton - Best known work which revealed conditions for working classes
Land plan has 70,000 members.
Kensington Common Rally, third chartist petition -50,000 people, 150,000 special constables, led to first petition 5 million signatures, half fake