2- industrialisation and protest Flashcards
what did south east england specialise in for its industry
grain
what did lancashire and scotland specialise in for its industry
cattle and sheep breeding
what was the new power used to boost productivity
steam
what was the biggest change to agriculture 1750-1830
introduction of enclosures- no more common land
what did james watt and matthew boulton make
rotative engine
who made the rotative engine
james watt matthew boulton
what place was known as cottonopolis
manchester
what year was the bank of england formed
1694
in 1808 how many banks had been made
800
by what year had 800 banks been made
1808
what year was a particularly low point in banking
1825
in 1866 there were 154 joint stock banks with how many banks nationwide
850
in what year were there 154 joint stock banks
1866
how many joint stock banks were there in 1866
154
what year was the introduction of the steam engine
1769
what did the arrival of the steam engine mean for bisuness
factories no longer needed to be by rivers
what happened to the south due to geographical changes in industry
it became relatively unimportant as it maintained agricultural production and traditional ways.
what percentage did the populatuion of manchester grow in the 1820s
44%
how many children died in their first year of life due to population growth.
3/20
by 1880 what percent of the population lived in towns.
80%
how much was richard arkwright worth when he died in 1792
£500,000
when did richard arkwright die
1792
how many people did benjamin gott employ in his wool industry
1500 men
how many people did richard crawshay employ in his ironworks
5000 people
in 1851 how many total workers were there total
9.7 million
list the 3 problems for people living in inner cities
housing
sanitation
lack of commiunal ‘free space’
what were the major diseases for living conditions
influenza and cholera
how many people died from cholera in Sunderland 1831
32,000
what was back to back housing
housing that shared a rear and side wall 4m wide
how many bricks deep was the foundation of back to back housing
3 bricks deep
when was the first factory act
1833
what was a limitation of this act concerning inspectors
there were 4 for the entire country
what did the 1842 mines act do
banned underground employment of children under 10 and women
what did the 1847 factory act introduce for women and children
10 hour working days
in 1867 the factories act extended to all factories with what criteria
employing 50 or more workers
