2023 Attitude To Factory Reform

Question 1

What did the 1833 Factory Act do? (2)

Answer 1

Limited child labour hours
Enforced 2 hours schooling

Question 2

What was a problem with the 1833 act?

Answer 2

There were 4 inspectors for 4000 factories

Question 3

What did the 1842 mines act do?

Answer 3

Banned the underground employment of Children under 10 and women

Question 4

What did the 1844 factory act do?

Answer 4

Children aged 13-18 could work a maximum of 12h days

Question 5

What did the 1847 Factory act do?

Answer 5

Made the 10h working day legal for women and children

Question 6

Who led the opposition against the 10h working day?

Answer 6

Lord Althrop

Question 7

When did Martha Appleton lose her fingers in a factory accident? What happened as a result?

Answer 7

1859
She was sacked without compensation

Question 8

When did the gov remove required schooling?

Answer 8

1844

Question 9

What did mining production go from between 1770 and 1850?

Answer 9

6 million to 55 million tonnes

Question 10

Where were Short Time Committees initially formed?

Answer 10

Huddersfield and Leeds

Question 11

By 1833 how many Short time committees?

Answer 11

26

Question 12

Which MP proposed the 10h working day and how many times?

Answer 12

Lord Ashley
1838, 1839, 1840

Question 13

Which 3 MPS supported the 10h movement?

Answer 13

Oastler, Bull and Fielden

Question 14

When were the 2 main French Revolutions?

Answer 14

1830/1848