5.17: why was change so rapid in 19th century britain?

Question 1

james Nasmyth

Answer 1

steam hammer- huge sheets of iron to make ships and bridges

Question 2

why did demand for coal increase?

Answer 2

needed to power steam trains and to make coal gas for street lighting

Question 3

the acts passed to improve working conditions

Answer 3

1878 factory and workshops act: women= 56.5 hrs in textile, barred from employing <10 years

Question 4

the educational opportunities arising

Answer 4

1870 Elementary Education Act= many more people being able to read and write

Question 5

louis pasteur

Answer 5

proved that bacteria caused diseases

Question 6

1875 Sale of Food and Drugs act

Answer 6

set rules against bad food being sold

Question 7

1875 Sale of Food and Drugs act

Answer 7

set rules against bad food being sold

Question 8

improved agricultural practices

Answer 8

like better fertilisers meant enough food was produced to feed population

Question 9

workers in cities became…

Answer 9

more organised and trade unions were established